Hogwarts in a parallel world

Chapter 53 A New Beginning

While the Krall family was silent in tears of joy, Harry was spending probably the most peaceful Christmas in his memory with his godmother.There was no rude yelling from the Penons in the early morning, no punches and kicks from Dudley to him, and no nasty words from Dudley's friends.Just Hedwig's call and—

"Harry, it's almost 10 o'clock. Do you want to sleep until noon?" Sirius called at the door of Harry's bedroom.

"I'm going to get up." After Harry woke up, he rubbed his eyes, and then pinched himself hard. The pain on his face told him that this was not a dream, and that he already had a home of his own.

"Come down for lunch. I don't think you need to have breakfast." Celis Black laughed when she saw Harry's bird's nest-like hairstyle.

"It's okay to skip a meal. I've long been used to it - what's wrong with you?" Harry looked at the regret and self-blame on her godmother's face.

"I shouldn't have locked myself in the past... I thought Peter Pettigrew wouldn't betray... I completely forgot that you still need me." Silis' face was filled with regret.

"I'm fine, aren't I? It's all over, and you just said you shouldn't lock yourself in the past. This is a new beginning." Harry was thinking of ways to comfort Celis.

"Of course this is a new beginning... If the situation wasn't a bit tense right now, I'd really like to take you to see your parents' cemetery. They definitely want to see you," Silis said, rubbing her eyes.

"My parents came to see my friend." Harry suddenly remembered that in the first grade, Winters noticed his strange behavior only after being reminded by his parents' souls.

"Spirit Realm? Is it a boy named Winters Renault?" Silis had already guessed something.

"Spirit Realm?... Hmm... I don't know how Winterthreno talked to my parents." Harry still didn't know how strange his friend was.

"The spiritual realm is where the soul lives. People in the Mystery Point Research Institute have spied on the spiritual realm more than once. It is said that the dead will start unknown adventures there." Sirius put down the knife and fork in his hand.

"Merlin's beard...how did Winters do it?" Harry was shocked.

"Because of his wand - elderberry and phoenix feather. This combination can be said to be very extreme. The most powerful wand wood coupled with the wand core that can perform the most diverse magic sounds perfect, doesn't it? The result is ——I have read a lot of the history of wand manufacturing, and this combination has only appeared less than 5 times since the birth of the wand, and I suspect that they all appear repeatedly with the same wand," Silis said thoughtfully.

"How do you know his wand formula?" Harry asked curiously. Hedwig was staring at the bacon on his plate in a daze.

"Oh my gosh...who doesn't know that before Winters Renault was born, the wand was stuck in the wall of his house, and no matter what methods he tried, it was useless, it just couldn't be removed. Then as soon as he was born, the wand The wand lay among his presents.

The Renaults were so frightened that they contacted everyone they could think of.In the end, Professor Dumbledore spent a lot of effort to assure them that this wand would not have any negative effects before they were relieved." Silis laughed.

"Didn't that wand protect his parents?" Harry's curiosity was completely opened.

"That wand chose Winters, not his parents... Then we all knew that his parents died fighting. After the rescue team arrived, they only found clothes that might be his mother's clothes in the endless ruins. A fragment of a piece of black cloth, and the mysterious man was seriously injured...

At that time, everyone, both Muggles and wizards, were cheering and we were about to win. . . . "The expression on Celis's face was very complicated, with joy, pain, memories, and guilt all appearing on her face at the same time. Unless Harry knew Legilimency, he had no idea what his godmother was thinking.

"But no one seems to remember his parents" Harry felt sorry for Winters.Judging from his godmother's description, Winters' parents could have run away, but they chose to move toward death.

"That's just you don't know. There are statues of Winters' parents where his parents died in the battle. They were made by the famous sculptor Gut Rodin, and then Dumbledore cast a protective spell and transformed the two statues. The curse prevents them from being out of shape due to wind and rain. Every year during the Victory Day commemoration, a large number of people gather everywhere," Sirius said in a reverent tone.

"Frieze Ice Field, right?" Harry remembered this place very clearly.

"That's where it is. After all the escapees from Azkaban are captured, I think you should go and have a look. Come and eat," Silis suggested.

"Of course, I will definitely go and see it. If those prison escapees weren't caught and brought to justice, I should go and see it now... But Winters never talked about his parents." Harry didn't understand Winter. Why is this happening?

"He's running away. Winters is scared whenever he thinks about how he was supposed to be an orphan, but instead received the love from his parents that should never come again. He's afraid that one morning he will wake up and become the same again. Became an orphan.

Including his obsession with black magic, this is the reason. He hopes that those terrible dark spells can help him keep this lost love.Especially when your aunt and uncle are well aware of your attitude towards wizards, he no longer dares to recall his parents." Silis sighed softly.

"I can only hope that he will get out of this terrible state as soon as possible. The dark magic has already had a great impact on him." Harry couldn't help but think of a saying that many students had spread: the Piket crystal that turned dark.

"Unless he kills the mysterious man with his own hands, there is no way he can come out," Silis said helplessly.

"Or maybe kill the Lord of Souls," Harry said jokingly.

"Hey, your suggestion is good" Silis laughed.

"If I make this suggestion to Winters so clearly, he might contact the psychiatric hospital immediately." Harry still knew something about his friend.

"I think not only he will contact the psychiatric hospital, but Ron and Hermione will also contact the psychiatric hospital. Because the person who made this suggestion is definitely not sane - Hedwig, come here." Silis had already finished the cold portion. Chicken Sandwich.She waved to Hedwig.

The snow-white owl standing on the cabinet immediately flew to the table and started gobbling up the food.Hedwig kept looking at Harry with dissatisfaction as he stuffed more into her stomach.

"Don't look at me like that...I'll leave it for you - roasted chicken, plain" Harry said and left Hedwig a piece of roasted chicken without any condiments on it.

After dinner they took a walk in a nearby park while Hedwig slept in Harry's room.Celis told Harry stories about his parents, and Winters' parents.

If Harry's father, James Potter, is unreasonable, Winters' father, Tom Renault, is unbelievable.In order to deliver the love letter to Winters' mother's hand, he actually ran into the Slytherin common room, and the result became known to everyone.

"Professor McGonagall must be furious." Harry laughed until his stomach hurt.

"Professor McGonagall was mad. She said she had never seen such a stupid boy. She actually yelled in front of a bunch of professors: Why can't I wait until Christmas before giving it to Leah.

I heard clearly at the time that many Gryffindor girls had very ugly expressions.Not only the faces of Gryffindor girls are ugly, but the faces of Slytherin girls are also ugly, or complicated. . . . .Anyway, I can’t tell which side’s face is worse.”

"Professor McGonagall lost her temper in the morning auditorium?" Harry couldn't imagine what that scene was like and why Professor McGonagall was so angry.

"That's right... It may be hard for you to imagine why Professor McGonagall is so angry. Because Winters' father is the youngest among all the wizards' Comprehensive Ability Challenge champions - you also know that Slytherin House and G... Llanffindor House wanted to overpower each other, and then Tom Reno did such an incredible thing on the night he won the championship."

"What's Professor Dumbledore's reaction? He's also from Gryffindor House."

"Professor Dumbledore gave McGonagall a three-month paid leave, and then asked Horace Slughorn, the then Head of Slytherin, to lead the Transfiguration class. And Gryffindor House's Professor Dumbledore himself serves as the Dean."

Professor Slughorn happily agreed without even discussing salary. In my impression, the old professor walked almost as if he was drunk for a while."

"My parents... they... um..." Harry didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Your parents didn't think Tom was a traitor to Gryffindor. They were joking with Tom at the time. James told Tom that if anyone thought Tom was a traitor, put a curse on that person."

"Hmm... I want to know... you... I mean my father..." Harry didn't know whether he should ask this private question, after all, it had been many years.

"Why didn't I marry your father?" Silis laughed, as if she was 20 years younger in an instant.

"Hmm... That's more or less what it means... Of course... This question is too stupid." Harry had already retreated.

"Compared to marrying James and having children and starting a family, I hope that I can fight for the innocent victims. When I am injured, James and Lily can provide me with a haven to recuperate... Because my home There is no more, Voldemort has ruined everything." Silis clenched her fists at the end, feeling emotional.

They found a rock and sat down. The weather was clear and sunny, although the temperature was very low.The ice was low enough to allow a man fatter than Harry's cousin to jump around on the frozen lake.

"What is that?" Silis asked, pointing to the black spot in the distance, which was getting closer and closer.Then they saw clearly: it was a raven.This raven carries a letter.Harry got the envelope and found it was a letter from Irina Kral.

"It's Irina, a letter from Irina Krall. The youngest daughter of the Krall family." Harry was afraid that his godmother didn't know.But Silis just smiled faintly

"Of course I know she is the youngest daughter of the Krall family. She is very ill...Is there something wrong?" Silis became serious.

"No... The letter said that she has recovered but still needs some time to recover. She hopes that I can go over to attend her birthday party... Wait... Winters... is Professor Dumbledore. With the full assistance of Winters, the unprecedented magical ritual was completed, and Elena's soul was recast. I can't believe they actually succeeded, just in one night." After Harry finished reading the content, His mouth opened in surprise.

"Anyway... you can go if you want to. Just tell the truth." Silis didn't know what to say.

"Don't you want to go?" Harry looked at his godmother.

"I've stayed away from the crowd for too long...I'm not sure..." Silis didn't know how to face a large number of people.

"You are escaping. If you still live in isolation, you will be further away from normal life, and everything will be difficult at the beginning. I think this is a good opportunity for you. We have just said it several times: a new beginning. ” Harry was encouraging Sirius.

"You are right... Indeed, I am escaping." Silis immediately cheered up. She didn't want to stop in the past. She wanted to taste life. No matter what the taste was, she would accept it.

"I remember there was a clothing store nearby. There were a lot of people going there. You could buy the clothes you like there." Harry happily watched his godmother regain her past self, and a new future was waiting for her. them.

(End of this chapter)