Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

As soon as Ivan looked at her, she hurriedly looked away.

As if realizing that something was wrong with her behavior, Hermione obviously took a deep breath, and quickly swung her fisted little hand in mid-air.

In the next second, her eyes moved back again, and she mustered up the courage to look back at Aiwen.

Hermione's expression also returned to normal, except that her face was a little rosy before, she looked exactly the same as usual.

In fact, Hermione seemed calm on the surface, but deep in her heart was turbulent.

When Ivan finally stopped looking at her, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ivan didn't know Hermione's actual state, and to be honest, he was a little disappointed.

If it wasn't for the vampire girl who appeared out of nowhere to disrupt the situation, he originally planned to confess his love to Hermione in one go tonight.

This is a rare opportunity that is now being missed!

It's a pity, but after thinking about it carefully, Ai Wen realized that this was the Hermione he was familiar with.

The days are long, and he is suddenly looking forward to the Christmas ball next year...

Beside them, Harry didn't notice the abnormality of the two of them, he said happily, "Come on, Ivan, I'll show you something..."

He dragged Ivan and ran upstairs, and Hermione followed behind the two of them.

"What are you looking at?" Ivan said strangely, "What happened, why are you smiling so happily?"

"I just received a gift from Sirius, it's unbelievable, guess what Sirius gave me?" Harry turned his head and looked at Ivan.

"I know, it's the Firebolt!" Ivan suddenly realized, no wonder Harry was so excited.

He knew about this a long time ago. If it weren't for so many things that happened today, Sirius probably would have given this gift out a long time ago, and he didn't have to wait until now.

"How do you know?" Harry looked at Ivan in surprise.

"You forget, on the last day of the Christmas holiday, I secretly accompanied Hermione to Hogsmeade. There I saw Sirius fleeing, and saw him risking being caught, to the owl post office I ordered this broom for you." Ivan explained, "I thought you had already received it!"

Hearing Ivan's explanation, Harry looked even more moved when he thought that Sirius had paid so much for himself.

Chapter 232 Sleepless Christmas Night

It was one thing to know that Sirius had sent Harry a Firebolt, quite another to see it in person.

Ai Wen expressed his deep shock at Sirius's prodigal behavior.

Inside the room, Harry showed the two of them the shiny broomstick.

Unlike a normal broom, the Firebolt can hang in mid-air even when no one is touching it.Without any support, the height from the ground is just right for people to ride on.

The golden serial number is engraved on the top of the broom, indicating that this broomstick is the No.20 Firebolt produced in the world.

At the end of the broom there is a perfectly smooth, streamlined curve that looks absolutely perfect, with nothing to trim.

Harry was originally the best Seeker at Hogwarts, and now with this international-level broomstick, it is impossible for anyone in the school to be faster than him.

With his current strength, he can even participate in professional competitions.

Ivan can imagine that the Quidditch confrontation of various colleges in the future will be Harry's performance time alone, and he suddenly looks forward to Malfoy's reaction when he sees the Firebolt.

The atmosphere in the room was pleasant, and the fire was crackling. Ivan and Hermione sat on the comfortable sofa in front of the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa each.

In front of them, Harry was holding a slightly trembling Firebolt, and had been talking various technical terms to the two of them, explaining the superior performance of the Firebolt from a professional perspective.

He was eloquent and said almost everything he knew.

It can be seen that Harry has made sufficient preparations. Although it is his first contact, he knows the Firebolt very well.

It's a pity that Ivan and Hermione are not too interested in broomsticks and Quidditch.

Apart from the initial amazement, knowing that this broomstick is very precious, their reaction to the Firebolt gradually became flat.

He continued to listen to Harry for a while, and when the two of them finished drinking the hot cocoa in their hands, in the warm temperature of the fire, a strong sense of sleepiness and fatigue struck at the same time.They lost some interest in Firebolt and Harry's explanation, and didn't want to listen to it any more.

Ivan and Hermione exchanged glances, and nodded in tacit understanding.

Through eye contact, they know what the other is thinking even without speaking.

"I'm sorry, Harry!" Hermione stood up and stretched, "I'm glad you received a Firebolt, but too many things happened today, it's a bit late now, I want to go back sleep……"

"Oh, yes, the time is indeed too late." Harry said incessantly, as if he had just noticed the time, and it was going to be close to zero soon, "Good night, Hermione!"

"Good night, Harry, have a sweet dream!" said Hermione happily.

Ivan just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Harry turn his gaze to himself.

"Aiwen, are you not sleepy? We can continue to discuss the possibility of using the Firebolt to perform the Prenton's retraction technique. You know, this action is almost impossible to perform with ordinary broomsticks." Harry continued, "But with Firebolt's data, theoretically..."

In fact, Ivan didn't know anything about it.

He had only just heard what Harry had said before he knew what "Prenton's back trick" meant, which was a Seeker's term: seemingly nonchalantly turning around in mid-air, picking up the Snitch and hiding it.

The move is named after Tuthill Tornado Seeker Rodriguez Plumton, who used it in 1921 in his famous snitch-breaking catch game That's the trick.

Although many critics asserted that Plumton's move was a mere coincidence, Plumton insisted until his death that he did it on purpose.

Anyone who knows a little about Quidditch knows that for a Seeker, this difficult move is a complete miracle.

Because the performance and reaction speed of the broomstick cannot be faster than the golden snitch, unless it is a coincidence, this action is impossible to complete.

In fact, the Prentine copy-back technique has only appeared once in history.

But now with the Firebolt, it's theoretically possible for the first time this fantastical Quidditch move to be done.

It seemed that Harry wanted to continue talking.

Ai Wen had a headache, stood up hurriedly and said that he would send Hermione back to the room first.

Harry nodded resignedly, and just like that, the two of them hurried out of the room.

There was no one in the dark and narrow corridor on the second floor of the Leaky Cauldron, the doors on both sides were closed, and the sound of carnival downstairs could be heard faintly.

Ivan and Hermione walked forward slowly, neither of them spoke.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward, and the tacit understanding between the two disappeared in an instant.

Speaking of which, this was the first time they had been alone together since the kiss under the Christmas tree.

"Hermione..." Finally, Ivan couldn't help breaking the silence.

Now is an opportunity for him to try to finish what he just didn't finish.

"Don't say it, Ivan, I know it all!" Hermione suddenly looked up at Ivan, her face was lovely pink, and she said seriously, "I won't refuse you, but I hope you can give me A little time. For the time being, just pretend that it never happened, okay?"

Looking at Hermione in front of him, Ivan nodded helplessly, complaining again in his heart about that vampire girl named Elaine.

If she hadn't entangled him, as long as he caught up with Hermione, things wouldn't be as complicated as they are now.

Seeing Ivan nodded, Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, and looked a lot more relaxed.

"Merry Christmas, Alvin!" she whispered, "And, good night!"

Seeing Hermione turned and walked into the room, the door was gently closed, and the brass sign hanging on the door shook for a while, Ivan sighed.

He told himself repeatedly in his heart that this is the normal development now, and if Hermione agreed to his confession and allowed him to enter her room or something, it would be a dream.

When Ivan wobbled back to the room, he saw that Harry hadn't slept yet. He had simply washed up and was waiting for him with the Firebolt in his arms.

It could be seen that he was really excited tonight.

In fact, not just Harry, but everyone seemed to be like this.

There are too many, too many things that happened today, and I don't know how many people have lost sleep tonight.

Harry talked about the Firebolt and Quidditch for a while, and Ivan lay on the bed, not knowing how much he listened to.

He could well imagine that if Ron were here, he would sit with Harry in the room all day, staring at the broom and admiring it from every angle.He couldn't do this, but he didn't have to worry, because according to the plan, they would visit Ron at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds tomorrow after lunch on Fifth Five.

Harry could then show off his broom again, and if all goes well, Sirius will convince Mrs. Weasley to let Ron leave the hospital early.

At that time, he can be freed.

Thinking of this, Ivan's eyes became more and more heavy, and his thoughts gradually blurred.

Chapter 233 Planning and Arranging

Although there were many surprises, this year's Christmas ended undoubtedly on a happy note.

Ivan didn't know when he fell asleep. He vaguely remembered that after the "Prumpton Copyback Technique", Harry seemed to tell himself "Lonsky's fake move".

To put it simply, this action is that the Seeker pretends to see the Snitch far below, so he rushes towards the ground.

Trick your opponent into thinking he's spotted the Snitch, and make him follow suit.

But when the Seeker was about to hit the ground, the Seeker suddenly stopped diving, and the opponent hit the ground directly because he was not prepared.

This action is not as difficult as the "Prumpton's copy back technique". The only requirement is that the speed must be fast enough, which is as fast as the wind, which is rarely seen in previous competitions.

It is conceivable that after the launch of the Firebolt, the probability of "Lonski's fake action" will also increase. This action will become the best individual performance of the best seeker.

These analyzes were all told by Harry to Ivan before going to bed last night.

Aiwen didn't know whether his memory was accurate, anyway, he didn't listen to these Quidditch terms at all.

Because of the hard work of the day and the fact that he slept very late, Ai Wen didn't wake up until after nine o'clock the next morning.

He stretched and got up from the bed.

The fire in the fireplace has been extinguished, the room is slightly cold, and there is thick fog on the windows.

Ai Wen walked over to wipe it, and was delighted to find that the outside was already a vast expanse of whiteness, and no pedestrian on the street could see it.

Feather-like snowflakes are slowly falling from the sky, adding to the Christmas atmosphere.

Because this room faced the Muggle street, just as Aiwen turned to leave, an old-fashioned city circle tram passed by, making a rattling sound.

The tram was loud, but Harry was still awake in the other bed across the room.

His quilt fell to the floor, a jar of high-precision polish lay beside him on the bed, and he himself was clutching the gleaming Firebolt.

Harry had a smile on his lips, as if he was having a sweet dream.

Ivan didn't bother him, put on his clothes and walked down the stairs.After Christmas, there are still many things waiting for him to do, and he briefly sorted out the things to do next.

First of all, the matter of improving strength must be put on the agenda.

Although Aiwen's strength can be said to be the strongest among young wizards of the same age or students under the fifth and sixth grades, he is still far behind evil dark wizards, vampires or other dark creatures. Levels are nothing at all.

A series of recent incidents also made Aiwen aware of the gap in his own strength. This is his biggest shortcoming at present, and it has fundamentally restricted the development of the incident.

A lot of things are not that Ivan doesn't want to do it, but that he doesn't have the ability to do it.

He can only do his best to make up for the disadvantages caused by the age and strength gap by using his foresight and other advantages.

But with the development of the plot, in the next few years, Aiwen's own advantages will become smaller and smaller, and it will be more and more difficult to face challenges.

This is easy to understand, the more he changes the plot of the original work, the more blurred and unknowable the future becomes, and any accident may happen.

Only the unknown can generate fear, which is the main reason why so many powerful wizards especially believe in illusory prophecies.

Just like now, Ivan saved Sirius and changed his fate.

In contrast, Peter Pettigrew was caught by the Ministry of Magic and will soon be sentenced.Either his soul was absorbed by the dementors, or he was imprisoned in Azkaban for life.

The established destiny has changed, and Ivan would not naively think that if there is no Peter Pettigrew to find and help, Voldemort will be willing to stay in the Albanian forest and do nothing, hiding in the shadows all his life and never coming back .

This is impossible, he will definitely come back, it's just a matter of when and how.

Professor Trelawney's prophecy also clearly mentioned this matter, and in that unknown dark temple, the magic left by Voldemort in the past will personally choose a person to help him who has returned master the unprecedented Great power.

Voldemort is already strong enough, he masters a lot of evil black magic, and the Horcrux guarantees his immortality. Ivan can't imagine what will happen if he is allowed to gain more powerful power.

By then, probably not even Dumbledore could stop him.

Aiwen didn't dare to continue thinking about it. Anyway, he had to improve his own strength as soon as possible to cope with the unknown future.

He was going to read through the dozens of Black family books he brought out yesterday. These books were all very precious black magic books.

If you master all the magic above, there will definitely be a big improvement.

In addition, there is also the secret treasure key left by the Big Four, and we must hurry up to find it. Ivan decided to start with the known fragment of the key left by Gryffindor hidden in the centaur tribe.

Regardless of whether it is split or not, from the known information, that thing can help wizards improve their magic power, which is what Ivan needs most urgently.

In addition to improving his strength, according to the plan, Aiwen is also planning to further enhance the influence of "Hogwarts Wizardry News", so as to grasp public opinion.