if i am not me

"Harry, are you going to my house to play?"

These words were blurted out completely without thinking, and it was only when her own voice sounded in her ears that Lily suddenly realized that this invitation was too abrupt.Also, very rude to another person present.Turning the tip of her tongue, Lily immediately added, "Of course, and you, Draco, Leo has been mentioning you all throughout the holiday..."

Obviously, it wasn't just Lily who was surprised, Harry and Drake didn't expect to receive this unexpected invitation.

Perhaps Harry wouldn't have been so surprised if the invitation had come from Leo himself, because in fact Leo had done it many times before, but for various reasons it was always just an invitation.

However, when this sentence was uttered by Lily, everything seemed very wrong - abnormal enthusiasm...

Seemingly not aware of the embarrassment and surprise of the two boys, Lily smiled more and more kindly, "Ah - obviously, when you have time..."

She was in a turmoil right now, and although she wished Harry could nod her head right away, her rationality told her that she had already lost her composure, "Okay, have you chosen yet? I think Leo might not be able to wait outside." own steps, Lily pulled the subject away.

"Uh, we need to look again, Mrs. Potter." Hearing these words, Harry and Draco immediately showed the reserved expression that would only appear before the elders, as well as the shy expression that a boy of this age might appear, perfect Cover up ups and downs of mood.And Lily seemed to have expected this answer, she waved to them friendly and walked towards the hall, "Then let's go first, if we have time, we must come to Leo, he will definitely be crazy about it."

Nodding their heads, the two watched Lily leave the room with bright smiles, and Harry and Drake looked at each other when there were only the two of them left in the room.

"You feel it too?"

"I've seen her at several banquets this holiday." Draco didn't answer Harry's question directly. He just stroked his chin thoughtfully and narrowed his eyes slightly. She didn't seem to have lost her composure at that time."

After listening to Drake's words, and comparing Lily's actions and words in his memory with the previous doubts, Harry involuntarily clenched his fists.It seems that some idea is breaking out of the cocoon, but whenever he wants to grab it, it just slips away from his fingertips like flying catkins.

Harry was thinking about something irritably, but beside him, Draco, who was leaning on the shelf, turned his gaze to Harry's clenched palms, "Is this why you are so 'vigorous' today?" Rucker pointed to Harry's fist.

Listening to Drake's words, Harry raised his hand and opened his palm.In his palm, a few strands of black hair lay quietly there.

The corners of his drooping mouth curled up again, and Harry shook his head, deciding to put those confused thoughts aside.After all, in his opinion, things are still the same, and the solution is clearer and quicker.

Twirling those strands of hair with his slender, white fingers, Harry raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you know how Muggles determine blood?"

Draco blinked in surprise, and after thinking for a while, he still expressed his guess, "Could it be... just a few hairs...?"

"Of course!" Harry pinched his hair tightly again with a smile, and a sharpness that did not match his expression flashed in Harry's green eyes, "Although it is troublesome,... no one will know."

This made Draco smile knowingly, knowing that Harry had his own arrangements, so he didn't intend to intervene.It seems that what he needs to do now is to wait for the final result, nothing more.

After the discussion, the two adjusted their emotions and began to pick out the broomsticks on several tall shelves.In fact, it's not really a choice, because they have a clear goal--except for the Firebolt, they don't think twice.

Because there is a goal, the speed is fast.After more than ten minutes, the two walked to the hall with excited faces, but at this time there were only three people there except the shop owner.Apparently, Lily and Leo had left.

Harry couldn't help but glanced at the store door again, as if he could see the woman's back again, but he knew that it was just his imagination.Thinking about it this way, the previous joy caused by the Firebolt gradually faded away.

At this moment, Harry felt a line of sight locked on him.Turning his head calmly, he was surprised to see Mary's eyes shining with deep warmth.

He froze for a moment, and felt a warm feeling in Harry's heart. He walked quickly to Mary's side. He held the Firebolt he picked in front of Mary, raised his chin pretending to be proud, and said, "I'll see you when I have time." Using it to take you flying is definitely more fun than Nimbus 2001."

Knowing that fun is equal to excitement in Harry's mouth, Mary's eyes lit up with a swipe.Ever since he flew her over the Quidditch World Cup camp last time, she fell in love with the feeling of sitting on a broom and enjoying the wind blowing over her cheeks, just because the magic world gave her too many surprises in those few days So much so that she didn't have time to sit for a second time.

And now, from Harry's expression, she also knew how excellent this so-called "Firebolt" was.Coupled with a talented little "driver" who can be called "riding a broom", Mary has already calculated the venue and time in her mind.After all, she had only been away from school for a few days, so she had to hurry up.

After signing the order, Harry and Drake reluctantly turned their eyes after watching the Firebolt being packaged layer by layer.Since they can be delivered to their homes by the store, they can easily continue to start their next step of the itinerary. You know, there are still many things they need to purchase today.

As they passed by the store, the number of orders in Mary and Narcissa's bag was increasing geometrically, which made Harry dumbfounded and secretly terrified.

He never knew that Mary could buy things so crazy, whether it was useful or useless in his opinion, as long as Mary thought he could use it, he would order all of them.Of course, there are also some things that ordinary people can use.On the other hand, Draco and Lucius looked calm and blissful. Looking at their indifferent expressions that were almost calm, Harry fully believed that they must have gotten used to it long ago.

"Fortunately, these stores have door-to-door delivery services..." Looking at the shelves of the candy store that were almost taken away by Mary, Harry sighed with emotion.Then he smiled wickedly again, because with these candies, he believed that the anger of the guys at home would definitely dissipate with the special candies that filled their room.

After the trip to Diagon Alley, Harry had a busy life in the days that followed.Although the homework has already been done, the practice of new spells, family activities, and... that matter all made him dizzy from being busy.

After another trip to Brazil with his parents, Drake seems to spend the rest of his time in endless banquets.In this regard, Harry often looked at the seemingly plain, but actually full of resentment parchment paper, while imagining Draco's face that was about to freeze from laughing, lying on the bed and laughing foolishly gloating.

Ron finally got his dream owl—a gray-and-black grass owl he called Ace.When it came to deliver a letter to Harry, Harry could see that it was a very clever owl.In good conscience, Harry felt that it was much better than Ron's original owl named "Little Pig".

Neville is still in the painful life of "house arrest". His daily pleasure is to receive their letters, and then tell his current life to several friends in turn.From his words, they all knew that this kid was about to be smothered to death, but they could only comfort them in words. After all, Mrs. Longbottom had accumulated power for a long time, and they dared not disobey the old lady's will. mean.

And Hermione, after her parents bought her enough books, was in no mood to run outside - it was a nice win-win situation.

In the letter, Harry and Drake tacitly did not reveal the Triwizard Tournament to them, because they really wanted to see the expressions of the three when they knew that the Triwizard Tournament would be held at Hogwarts. , They gave the three of them a surprise in the name of euphemism.And they believed that Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Mrs. Longbottom kept silent out of this willingness.

The holidays always ended quickly, until Harry walked into platform [-] and three quarters again and looked at the bustling crowd on the platform, he realized that his fourth year of school had already begun.

Putting the luggage into the last car, Harry smiled and leaned on the window, patiently listening to Mary's endless instructions.He knew that in her eyes, no matter how mature and stable he was, he was just a child who needed her to worry about, just like all his brothers and sisters.

Not long after, the whistle of the Hogwarts Express train blew again and again, and the vacant seats around him were occupied one by one by friends who arrived one after another.When the last long chime stopped, the rumbling train gradually began to leave the platform, and the figure of Mary waving on the platform became more and more blurred until she could no longer see her.

Facing the friends they haven't seen for many days, they seem to have endless words, even if their frequent correspondence makes their respective owls feel very hard.Harry naturally sat next to Drake, chatting with the other three. Occasionally, when the three were arguing about something, Drake would pull Harry and quietly ask him " trend".

"...The procedure is too troublesome, and those people have been a little strict recently." Thinking of the time he wasted in going through various "legal" procedures when he was looking for a DNA testing center, Harry frowned slightly.

The procedures of the Muggles are too cumbersome, and the Ministry of Magic seems to have started some big moves recently, which made him have to be more cautious when "doing things", and that matter was delayed for several days.

"The result hasn't come out yet?" Drake knew that the Muggle method they adopted now was indeed very suitable for the current situation, but the delay was too long...

Harry looked out the window. They were now galloping across a lush green plain, and a Muggle house occasionally appeared and was quickly left behind.Nodding with a complicated expression, Harry felt a little irritated, but he also knew that there are some things that you can really pretend not to know if you just want to avoid them.

"Four days later."

Knowing the irritability in Harry's heart, Draco could only hold his hand, interlocking his fingers, and express his feelings with his body temperature.Feeling the warmth of his palm, Harry curled the corners of his mouth, and the blankness in his eyes was once again replaced by firmness.

"What are you two muttering about secretly?" Hermione glanced at the two hands clasped, with a teasing tone, and looked at the two with a half-smile.From this point of view, she won the argument just now, and it was an overwhelming victory.

Harry looked calmly at Ron, who was pursing his lips in depression, Neville, who was looking thoughtful, and Hermione, who was laughing and gossiping, and suddenly smiled brightly. .Seeing this, Draco naturally understood what was going on in his mind, hooked his hands behind his head and leaned back in the chair as if it had nothing to do with him, and watched Harry throw the bomb casually.

"We... are talking about the Triwizard Tournament!"