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Chapter 164 Chapter 164
Aberforth walked slowly to the painting and called out, "Anna, let them go."
The woman in the painting, Anna, looks at him, as if asking if this is really necessary.
Aberforth nodded: "This is the path they chose, and I respect it."
Anna's expression changed to look at him with pity, then she turned her back and slowly left along the path in the painting.
We all leaned together curiously, wanting to see what secrets are hidden in this painting.
"Anna? Ariana?" Hermione looked at the back of the woman leaving, "This is your sister? Arianna Dumbledore."
Aberforth also looked at the painting: "This is our sister."
Everyone knew that by us he meant him and his brother Albus Dumbledore.
"She died very young," said Hermione.
"Where there is gain, there must be loss." Aberforth turned his back and was about to walk into his bedroom. "My brother has gained too much, and he must lose too much."
He glanced back at Harry: "That's the price."
After speaking, he went straight into his bedroom and locked the door.
Harry looked at the painting, wondering what was going on in his head.
"I think he'd really like to help us," said Hermione, looking at Harry.
"Yes, he is." I watched the woman in the painting turn back again. She was not the only one in the painting, and there was a shadow behind her.
"She's back." Ron pointed to the painting and said, "She brought someone else with her."
"Who's that?" Harry asked, looking at me as if he knew I knew the answer.
I smiled and replied: "It's a partner of victory."
When the woman walked back to her original position, the painting opened automatically.What appeared in front of us was a dark tunnel, through which came the sound of ticking footsteps.
Harry and the others took a few steps back, they didn't know what would come out of it.
"Who is it?" Ron asked a little scared
We saw footsteps getting closer, and a familiar silhouette appeared in front of us: "Harry!"
Neville stood at the edge of the corridor, happily shouting at us: "And...Ferrex!"
"Recently?" I nodded politely at him.
After Neville looked at me, he didn't respond for a moment. Harry thought he was scared by me, and hurried forward to explain for me: "Sofina is already a friend, and she has given up working for Voldemort..."
"I know, I know, Harry." Neville still looked at me, "We all thought you were dead."
"I'm dead?" I pointed to myself, sure he was talking to me.
Neville nodded solemnly, and motioned for us to walk into the corridor, and everyone followed his pace: "After you were captured by Snape that day, there was no news, even Snape Pu also never came back."
When Harry heard the news of Snape's disappearance, he gave me a meaningful look, and then asked, "Did you destroy the Horcrux together?"
I silently replied: "One person can't do such a big thing."
After hearing this, Harry looked at me again, and then stopped focusing on me, but asked Neville: "Snape is gone? What about Hogwarts? Who will manage it?"
"Of course it's Professor McGonagall." Neville said, "Professor McGonagall has become the acting headmaster, but it's actually the same as before..."
"Because Snape hasn't done much harm to students before," I interrupted.
Neville smiled: "You are right, but the atmosphere is actually much more active than before. When Snape was here, no one dared to step out of the academy, and even dared not speak loudly."
After walking for a while, Neville asked again, "Where did Snape go?"
Snape disappeared with me. Now that I have returned with Harry and the others, Neville is of course curious about the whereabouts of the professor: "I thought he captured you and gave it to Voldemort."
"Almost." I scratched my arm, just now that the injury has almost healed, although there are still ugly scars, but it is better than knowing that I was once a Death Eater at a glance, "He threw me away Outside of Hogwarts, let me kill myself..."
I didn't want to mention the details that followed, so I casually said: "After that Snape saved me from Voldemort, and I met Harry."
"Snape saved you?" Neville turned back in surprise, "Didn't he..."
"I don't know," I said. "I was just trying to escape."
What I said was so straightforward that Neville didn't know where to pick it up, so he just hummed and continued to lead us forward.
"It must have been chaotic." Hermione patted me on the shoulder and came out to ease the atmosphere.
I smiled at Hermione: "I wish he escaped."
Harry, who was walking in front of me, pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something but didn't say it.
It wasn't until later that Harry used the memory basin to see Snape's life that he regretted telling me that at that time he wanted to refute my words, he wanted to say: "I hope he can't escape."
Under the leadership of Neville, we quickly walked out of the tunnel. We just walked out of the darkness and suddenly felt uncomfortable facing the strong light outside. We closed our eyes slightly, and when we opened them again, we saw a group of people standing In front of us, they had joy on their faces.
The leader is Professor McGonagall.
"Harry!" Professor McGonagall seemed to have just received the news, and hurried over, she rushed forward and held his hand, "Thank God! You didn't lose any arms or legs!"
"Professor McGonagall!" Harry was also very happy to see his old friend. He was depressed all the way and finally showed a sincere smile, "I'm back!"
Mag looked at the boy in front of him carefully, as if she was looking at her own child, and she turned her gaze to me after she was sure that he was really fine and had returned completely.
At this time, I just need to stand where I am, and naturally someone will come out and explain it for me.
"Professor, Sofina..." Harry caught her gaze and took the trouble to explain for me again.
"I know." Professor McGonagall interrupted him, walking towards me, "I heard about you from Mr. Longbottom, Miss Ferris."
Facing me, she put away the intimacy just now, and looked as serious and official as before.
"I'm sorry for the past, Professor McGonagall." I bowed my head to her and admitted my mistake from the bottom of my heart, "Please allow me to fight with Harry."
"You don't need my permission, Miss Ferris." She pointed her wand at my nose, and before I knew it, 'cleaned' my face.
My face, which was still covered with dust and blood stains just now, suddenly returned to its previous cleanliness, "You always do whatever you want, don't you?"
I couldn't tell whether Professor McGonagall's words were good or bad, but I took her as a kind of forgiveness for me.After all, I was fired by her once before.
"Okay, kids!" Professor McGonagall smiled at me, then turned around to silence the noisy students behind him.There were about [-] students here, all of them came for Harry, and they were cheering for the return of the savior just now, "Harry Potter, who has been missing for so long, has finally returned to Hogwarts! We should quiet down and listen to what he has to say!"
Professor McGonagall winked back at Harry, who nodded.
Facing his former classmates, his heart was both moved and surging, Harry cleared his throat: "I saw it, the people who came, the people here are all Dumbledore's Army, I didn't expect me to disappear It’s been a long time, and we’re still coming together, I mean, without giving up hope.”
Several of them turned their eyes to me in unison, with complicated eyes.
I knew them all, they were members of 'Snape's Army' and they quit when their trust in Draco collapsed.It is precisely because of this that they did not get the "privilege" to go to my house to escape the war during the winter vacation, and they saved their lives because of this.
I didn't have the face to look at them, I could only look down at my toes.
"We left Hogwarts before to destroy the Horcruxes - the Horcruxes contain Voldemort's soul, as long as the Horcruxes are destroyed, Voldemort can be killed. We came back this time for the Horcruxes as well." Harry turned his head He looked at me and motioned for me to stand beside him.
I obediently leaned over, and Harry grabbed me, "Originally, I learned that another Horcrux of Voldemort was hidden in Ravenclaw, but this Horcrux was captured by Sophie not long ago." Na Ferez was destroyed."
"And Ginny and Neville," I added.
It is a good thing to be named and praised like this, but it is for others,
It seemed a little strange and embarrassing to me.
"But most of it is Ferris who contributes more." Neville cheerfully pushed all the fame on me, he didn't know that he was torturing me instead.
"You all did a great job." Harry smiled at us, "Although Sofina has been loyal to Voldemort before, she has now turned from the dark to the bright, which is what I have been looking forward to." Harry tightly firmly hold my hand.
I was standing shoulder to shoulder with him, and I thought the atmosphere was a bit weird.
"Then what to do next?" Someone asked, "Have all the Horcruxes been destroyed?"
"No." Ron stood up and patted his bag, "I have another one with me. We can't destroy this Horcrux, so we'll take him back to Hogwarts first."
"Yes, what we need now is the snake tooth in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets." Harry also explained, "It can destroy Horcruxes."
"Then let's go find Snake Fang now!"
"Yes! Kill Voldemort together!"
"Wait! Everyone!" Harry yelled loudly as he watched the gradually restless crowd.
Harry's appearance was nothing short of stirring, and what's more, he brought back good news. Almost all the Horcruxes had been wiped out, and Voldemort's strength now must be much worse than before.
"We've already discussed it before we came, and we'll just leave it to Ron to destroy the Horcrux."
"And me," said Hermione.
"And Hermione." Harry nodded, "Now that the Horcruxes have been destroyed, Voldemort is very angry, I can sense it. I guess he will definitely invade Hogwarts soon and come to catch me."
"All we have to do is protect you." Ginny stepped out of the crowd and looked at him, "You are the only one who can fight him."
"That's right." Harry also looked at her, "At the same time, you must also protect yourselves, this is the prerequisite for protecting me."
Harry no longer wanted to see anyone die for him. He wanted to defeat Voldemort without hurting himself, and everyone knew it was impossible.
The students dispersed quietly, and the disappearance of Snape did not mean that the Hogwarts internal machine completely lost Voldemort's eyeliner.
Everyone carefully guarded the secret of Harry's return.
Ron and Hermione spontaneously went to the Chamber of Secrets first. Of course, the sooner the Horcrux is destroyed, the better.
With the permission of Professor McGonagall, I, Neville, Ginny, and Harry arrived at the headmaster's office, which is the safest place in Hogwarts.
"As long as Ron and the others destroy the gold cup, we will win half the victory." Harry walked closer to the office first, looked at the scene inside, I think he recalled Dumbledore, "We just need to wait now Voldemort delivered it himself."
I really don't want to discourage his enthusiasm, but I think what I say next is crucial: "Harry, there are two Horcruxes left that have not been destroyed."
"Two?" Harry turned around in surprise after hearing what I said, "Isn't there only the last one? The snake next to Voldemort, I'm going to kill it when it appears with Voldemort."
"That's right, Nagini is indeed a Horcrux." I stepped forward and faced him face to face, trying to lower my voice, "But have you ever thought about why you can sense Voldemort's other Horcruxes..."
"What do you mean?" Harry didn't understand what I said.
"Because you are also one of the Horcruxes." I looked at him firmly.
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