novelraw Chapter 939 [Chapter 5] 24
Chapter 939 [Chapter 5] 24
It was the morning after Dumbledore's death.Although some people—including some professors— insisted that Hogwarts should remain open and students continue to study; others also insisted that classes should be suspended immediately, and that Hogwarts Express should come and send away Those students who are terrified, dazed, and uneasy, let them temporarily go back to their parents who are as frightened, dazed, and uneasy.
However, Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked into the classroom of the class they were supposed to be attending - Muggle Studies - on time the next morning, before the Ministry of Magic officially made a conclusion.
About half the seats in the classroom are empty.Harry knew that the Patil sisters had left without breakfast that morning; Zacharias Smith had been escorted back from the castle by his haughty-looking father.However, Seamus Finnigan flatly refused to accompany his mother home; they competed and yelled in the hall until his mother finally allowed him to stay here for the funeral.Now, Seamus is also here.
Harry didn't think he was in the mood for class.However, Lily Evans, the professor of this class, has been an excellent student of Gryffindor since her student days, and has always won the trust and reliance of Dumbledore. She was once an Auror of the Ministry of Magic, and also the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix. Yesterday, she was also the one who saved Harry from that vile villain - Dumbledore's murderer - Severus Snape.Therefore, Harry felt that he should come here——should try to stay beside someone like Professor Evans who could inherit Dumbledore's will and determination, as if he could feel a little better in his heart by doing so of.
He scanned the classroom silently for a week, then walked slowly to his seat and sat down.Hermione and Ron were already sitting there, and Seamus; then a few more people came through the door and went to their seats without a word and sat down.There wasn't a single Slytherin in the room, Harry noticed.
Then, as usual, Professor Lily Evans showed up at the door of the classroom on time.She held nothing but a wand in her hand.She walked in, oblivious to the vacant seats in the classroom; Harry noticed that although she looked a little pale and had deep shadows under her eyes, she didn't look very haggard, and there was something in her green eyes. Burning bright and dazzling light like a flame.
She walked to the middle of the classroom and looked around at the little wizards.Some of those little wizards bowed their heads deeply, their faces covered with shadows of fear and bewilderment; some looked up at her sadly and anxiously, as if praying for her to be able to recover from this dark and difficult time. , as if able to guide them to the brightest, most reassuring, and most worthwhile direction to move forward.
Then Harry heard Professor Evans speak.Her voice was still clear and calm, as if nothing had happened.
"A terrible tragedy befell Hogwarts last night," she said.
"The greatest white wizard in the world—no," she suddenly stopped, shook her head, and showed a wry smile.
"Professor Dumbledore would have preferred us to use other words to describe him," she explained to herself, and resumed her speech.
"The respected and admired headmaster of Hogwarts, the mentor we always thought we could trust, rely on and follow forever—"
She paused again, as if searching for words to more accurately define the wise old wizard who had passed away.Finally, she gave another short laugh, as if she had simply given up the futile effort.
"When we thought he would always be there, always be our guiding light, guiding us on the right path in the dark, Professor Dumbledore just left us," she said.
This sentence was very flat, but when her voice fell, a low sob began to spread in the classroom.
"I grieve as much as you - no, I probably grieve more than you," Harry heard Professor Evans say.
"Because it's all up to us from now on.—Out there in the world, those rascals are still laughing and wandering, thinking their better days will come when Professor Dumbledore's gone ..."
"However, they will never win. Even if Professor Dumbledore leaves us." Professor Evans said quietly in an extremely calm and confident tone.
"Because the darkness before the dawn is always the deepest. But after experiencing the deepest darkness, the dawn will come, and a new day will come."
Professor Evans stopped talking.
Soft sobs echoed in the classroom.But Harry noticed that Professor Evans was not crying.
Harry remembered that he had heard that Professor Evans had called Hogwarts almost his home for many years, since her parents had been killed in a Death Eater attack many years ago, and her only sister was unconscious and comatose. Unable to wake up, he lived in a Muggle hospital for a long time; Professor Evans spent almost all of his own money in that well-equipped and expensive rehabilitation hospital.
Therefore, to Professor Evans, Dumbledore may not just be as simple as a principal, a boss, or a teacher.thought Harry.
Family members, elders, friends, leaders, mentors... even a father-like role, for Professor Evans, Dumbledore must be that kind of person.
And her former fiancé, former friend, former classmate, former neighbor, and former colleague—Severus Snape, brutally ended the life of such a person, depriving her of the last guidance she could get , loving, loving care.
Why didn't Professor Evans cry, Harry thought?
Obviously, the grief she has to bear is double.
Dumbledore's sacrifice, and Severus Snape's betrayal and ensuing rupture—
However, Professor Lily Evans was standing in front of him, her thin back was straight, her face seemed a little pale, her jaw was tense, and her eyes were dark from lack of rest; but she didn't look Being crushed, she didn't even have a trace of fear, as if the unforgettable pain was scratching her internal organs, and at the same time sharpening her will, making her more indestructible.
And, calmly, she continued to speak to them—speaking words of perseverance that would lift their spirits.
"If you really respect and love him, and you intend to follow the correct path he pointed out to us from now on, then it's clear what you have to do," she said.
Then, she looked around the classroom for a week.
"Those villains want to scare us and disorient us ... the thing we have to do is not let them get what they want."
Her voice echoed clearly and powerfully in the classroom.
"So, what we have to do today is to continue the class."
"Until the Ministry of Magic's official decision is made, we must not only continue to teach, but we must not simply wallow in crying."
Harry saw Professor Evans raise his hand and wave his wand.Her posture was graceful, as always.
Immediately, a song—a Muggle song, obviously—echoed through the classroom.
The song's melody is low and sad, but it doesn't make people feel sad and disappointed-it sounds more like a nostalgia for the past, and a vague expression of his firm determination.
"They were close now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed med to last ternally
Iwassoafraid, Fernando
We were young and full of life
And none of us prepared to die
And I am not ashamed to say
Theroar of guns and cannons almost made mecry"
[They are approaching now, Fernando
Every minute seems to last forever
How scared I am, Fernando
we are young and energetic
never thought of dying
I'm not ashamed to say that--
The roar of the guns almost made me cry]
When he heard the words—it wasn't too much effort, and the Muggle singer who sang the song was quite clear—Harry froze.
At that moment, he seemed to understand the purpose of Professor Evans' choice of this song.
It was to warn them of the difficulties and hardships ahead, and also to—
"There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
Forliberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There is no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando"
In the notes floating in the air, Harry heard the Muggle singer sing with a little sadness and more hope.
... Later, when Harry recalled this class countless times, he couldn't help thinking that maybe at that time, Professor Evans had foreseen the countless hardships they would go through in the following year, And the fate that she was hated by the Dark Lord and ordered to be wanted, so she had to leave Hogwarts temporarily to hide?
It is said that the Dark Lord hated her so much that he even ordered all Death Eaters to capture her and bring her back to Malfoy Manor. He wanted to "interrogate and execute her personally", not only because she was As the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix, as the professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts, it is also because of the words she said and the songs they listened to in this last class, right?
The Dark Lord would not allow anyone to inspire them in any way.No one is allowed to challenge his power in any way.Anyone who dares to do so, he intends to ruthlessly eradicate, so as to prevent future troubles forever.
But, Harry thought, Professor Evans wasn't afraid of him.Professor Evans is not afraid of the Dark Lord, she has Gryffindor-style determination, stubbornness, enthusiasm and bravery.Even if she has to temporarily hide in the dark and her life is threatened, she is not afraid.She has her own unique way of fighting it.
When he and his good friends left Hogwarts and walked in the fields late at night, trekking long distances in search of Horcruxes, or when they had to camp in the wild and he couldn't sleep and got out of the tent in the middle of the night, He would always look up at the night sky, and then, involuntarily, he would recall the Muggle song that Professor Evans played to them that day.
[What floated in the air that night
The stars are so bright, Fernando
They shine for you and me, and for freedom, Fernando
Although we never thought we'd fail
But I won't regret it
if i have to do the same thing over again
I'll do it too, my friend Fernando]
In those dark forests and fields, looking at the stars twinkling in the sky, Harry could still remember that class - the last Muggle Studies class Professor Evans taught them - come on, Evan Professor Si's conclusion.
"There is a little poem written by a great Muggle poet. I think it is very good, and it is worth sharing with you at this moment." She said calmly.
Everyone held their breath and waited for what kind of poem she would read, and then heard her clear voice echoing in the classroom.
"The world kisses me badly and wants me to sing it back," she said.
Then, she looked around the classroom for the last time, with a soft, warm, calm and confident smile on her face.
She said in a tone that was both brisk and full of confidence:
"Then do it."
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【Extra trial reading】
2019.6.29. Update:
★Explanation: Because of a system error, many half-width symbols suddenly appeared in the text of this chapter, and the count of words was wrong; so the editor informed me that I must add a part of the text for a trial reading before the modification can be successful.
Therefore, I have added a part of the extra episode here. The background of this extra episode is the scene where the girl and the professor say goodbye in a corridor that no one passes by before the final battle at Hogwarts.
Please note! !This side story is different from the relevant scenes in the main text! !It's a brand new storyline! !
[The following is the extra part]
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Behind him, she finally allowed a trace of sadness to show in her expression.Because she knew that he would not look back, just like when he was parting countless times before.He always rolled his black robe, strode away, never stopped, never looked back, and left everything behind.
She moved her lips slowly, and let out a soft, silent whisper from between her teeth.
"You may suspect that the stars are flames..."
Tears finally rolled down his cheeks.
She thought, it's okay, just cry, be weak for the last time, and then she will never be weak and cry because of this again.
"Doubt the sun will move..."
He'll never know what she's talking about.He would never study Muggle poetry.Because he hates everything Muggle.Unfortunately, she's actually a Muggle through and through.She too was part of all that he hated.
fair enough.He doesn't have to know all this.Because like he said 17 years ago, it's all over.
is everything.
Everything.
"To doubt the truth...is a lie..."
Every time she said a word, her throat was constricted badly.There seemed to be a heavy stone in her throat, and she rolled up and down every time she uttered a syllable, making the soft flesh in her throat swell and ache.Her speaking speed was getting slower and slower, but his pace of leaving was as fast as ever.His back was as imposing as in her memory, and she knew that she might lose her right to leave after looking at this back in the near future.
"But absolutely...don't doubt—"
Liu Quan finally choked up.The last three words could not be uttered.The turbulent tears blurred her vision, she slowly lowered her head, buried her tear-wet face into the palms of her hands, and swallowed back the sobs that were about to burst out.
Now that they have finally won, the situation between them is almost exactly the same as before.Every meeting is filled with hatred and resentment that seem to be unforgettable, and every parting may be the last meeting in this life.
His back turned around the corner and disappeared from her sight.Her voice was so soft that he couldn't have heard it even without the Silencing Charm.
She swallowed back the last three words.
There is nothing more to say.
He survived, she left, the mission was successfully completed, and the game was over.
Even after living here for more than 20 years, all this is still unreal to her.Even though he has the same warm body as real people, he will age, get hurt, and die just like real people... To her, he is still a line of typeface in a book. Frames on film.Even alive, even in 3D, he is still flat and unreal to her.Even in front of her, he could still disappear like she closed a book.
Now, she just needs to close the book with both hands, and the most important page in her life will be turned over like this.Since then, it has never been found again, and there is no trace to be found again.
Liu Quan closed his eyes.With a hint of coolness, the wind passed through the wide open windows on both sides of the Hogwarts corridor, and it seemed to blow through her body that did not belong to her for a moment.
【To Be Contiuned...】
The author has something to say:
February 5:
The verse quoted at the end of this chapter, "The world has kissed me painfully, and wants me to repay it with a song" comes from Tagore's "Flying Birds", the original text is 【The world has kissed my soul with its spain, as King for its return insongs.】
In addition, I also think this little poem is very good!That sums up the content of this volume perfectly!So I added it here [Hello]
There is of course a soundtrack to this chapter, and the song mentioned is "Fernando" by ABBA.I added it to Netease Cloud's playlist, you can listen to it when you have time.Very nice!
If you have an impression of the original work, at the beginning of Deathly Hallows, Voldemort captured the professor of Muggle Studies to Malfoy Manor and tortured him to death.
Well, I think this chapter was added in order to increase the hatred value of the Dark Lord.This can be regarded as the last straw to overwhelm the Dark Lord, hahahaha
Next update: tomorrow at midnight.