snake catcher

"Woo————" Hogwarts shuttled happily through the desolate wilderness in winter in England. Mel in the car was dozing off bit by bit, and his thick black round-rimmed glasses had slipped to the tip of his nose. .

Angelina Johnson of Gryffindor, opposite her, was looking at her and secretly smiling.She had heard a lot from the twins about Mel's penchant for sleeping.Aaliyah Spinnett, next to Mel, apparently found this out too.Seeing that Angelina wanted to wake Mel up, she waved her hand.Leaning close to Mel's ear and whispering, "Maybel, your saliva is dripping!"

"Ah!" Melten woke up, and quickly wiped the non-existent drool with his hands.I only heard a burst of laughter in the carriage.Only then did Mel realize that he had been fooled, and he also laughed.

There are still a few days until Christmas, and Mel chooses to go home for Christmas.It's been four months since I saw Dad, and Mel misses him terribly.

Both Angelina and Alia are friends of the twins, so they will occasionally talk to Mel, but sitting together like today, only the Hogwarts Express, can make this happen.

At 15:[-] in the afternoon, Hogwarts arrived at King's Station on time. Mel dragged his suitcase and couldn't wait to get off the train. At a glance, he saw the well-dressed father and the old butler Joey on the platform. They were at nine and a quarter The crowd on the third platform seemed out of place.

"Dad!" Mel threw the suitcase, rushed like Mr. Dalton, and jumped into Mr. Dalton's arms. "I miss you!"

"My dear little Mel! I miss you too!" Mr. Dalton also had an excited face, hugged her tightly, and then carefully looked at his sweetheart, "Mel, you lost weight, isn't the school food not good?" ?”

At this time, Demel had calmed down and greeted Joey.

Mel struggled to jump down from his father's arms. While secretly observing the situation just now, whether he was seen by anyone, he replied absently, "Dad, what are you talking about? I gained 5 pounds!"

Sure enough, the disgusting meeting with her father just now was appreciated by the surrounding crowd. She could clearly see a few wizards looking around in embarrassment as if they were looking for something, and Mel felt a little embarrassed.

The twins got off the train with Patsy and Charlie, and walked like the Weasleys who were waiting for them.

"Dad!" Mel patted the hem of Mr. Dalton's windbreaker, "That's George, Fred, Percy, and Charlie."

"Oh, the red-haired Weasleys, I've known them for a long time."

Mel and his father and the Weasleys got to know each other, talked for a while, and then said goodbye.Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were very friendly and kind to Mel, and Mr. Dalton and Mr. Weasley had a pleasant conversation.Because the time is short, they haven't gone deep yet. For this, Mel is very fortunate. A wizard who is fanatical about the Muggle world meets a Muggle fanatic about the wizarding world. God knows what will happen!

In previous years, they spent Christmas at Windressa Castle in Devonshire.This year my father said he had been invited by several people, so they were going to spend Christmas at the big house in London.

Where to spend Christmas, this Mel didn't care too much.She had something on her mind, and it had been on her mind since she went to Hogwarts.After spending a term at Hogwarts, Mel made up her mind.At the same time, she had to discuss this matter with her father.Although it was a discussion, Mel made up his mind and would not change it.So, what she has to do is to tell her father what she thinks, watch his reaction, and then make countermeasures.

Their home in London is on the banks of the Thames. It is a very old building, but it is well maintained.

When Mel returned home, he found that the house was full of Christmas atmosphere. A very large Christmas tree stood in the hall, and the colorful lights hung on it were already twinkling.Under the Christmas tree are piles of packed presents, large and small.The ribbons filled the entire mansion, even in the bathroom.

"Mr. and Miss Dalton, welcome back!" Mary and Jana hurried over and took the clothes from Dalton and Dalton.

"Sir, Mr. Major is already waiting for you in the reception room!" Joey, the old butler who had settled his luggage, walked over quickly.

Mel and Mr. Dalton separated and followed Jana back to the room to change clothes.

Happy days, time always flies, and in a blink of an eye, the Christmas holiday has passed for a week.During this week, Mr. Dalton is always busy with things. Mel has been looking for opportunities to have a good talk with him, but those endless entertainment always take up a large part of Mr. Dalton's time. .

Mel was angry and confused. Father had never been this busy at Christmas.Finally one day, Mel lost his temper.In her pajamas, she rushed into Mr. Dalton's office like a rhinoceros, climbed onto his desk, and sat cross-legged in front of him, "Mr. Brooke Spencer Phillips Dalton, I have something to talk to." You talk!"

Mr. Dalton looked at the serious little man in front of him with a smile, "Okay, Ms. Maybelle-Isabella-Dalton, how long do you need?"

"How long?" Mel frowned. It's not certain. If Dad can communicate well, it can be done in half an hour. If not, a year is not enough! "Well, Mr. Dalton, I will make an appointment with you for 2 hours."

"Okay! Beautiful girl, I'll be waiting for you in half an hour!" Mr. Dalton carried Mel off the desk, and gently patted her on the back. "Go and get dressed!"

"Father, the world of wizards is wonderful!" Mel, who was neatly dressed, sat upright opposite Mr. Dalton, with a serious face, "However, the greater the ability you have, the greater its destructive power. More than ten Years ago, there was a very talented wizard. He was recognized as the most powerful magician in the wizarding world, but he was very bad. He had a very crazy idea, which was to purify the blood of wizards, so that only pure blood remained in the wizarding world A kind of wizard is a person whose parents are magicians. Kill those whose blood is not pure. They are more contemptuous of ordinary people. Killing ordinary people is just a pastime for them. Although, he has many crazy followers, But there are still many people with lofty ideals in the wizarding world who are against him. They unite, fight him, and die for it. Just when he was in full bloom, when he was going to kill a family of people who opposed him, I don’t know what happened Problem, he failed, and he never failed before. So, he disappeared, and the people were at peace again."

Mel paused, looked at his father who was listening to her seriously, took a deep breath, and made up his mind, "Father, the matter is not over yet! His followers are still lurking among the peaceful people, wearing a mask of hypocrisy. He will come back, I have a hunch that our headmaster, Mr. Dumbledore, the greatest magician of our time, also holds the same opinion. Therefore, it is very strange for me to study at Hogwarts now and enter the world of wizards Sensible. Because at any moment I could be caught in a war that was about to break out. But—”

Mel carefully observed Mr. Dalton's expression, and found that he was calm and continued to say, "But father, wizards are no different from ordinary people emotionally. They are kind and lovely, nosy, chattering, mischievous, mean, Generous and careless, even though it's only been half a year, I've fallen in love with that place, with those people, let me watch them give their lives to survive, to fight for justice, while I watch from the sidelines , I can't do it. If, in the future, I need to fight to defend these people, I will not hesitate to take up my wand and fight. Even if I sacrifice my life for it."

Speaking of this, Mel's eyes were full of tears, "But, father, it is very selfish for you to do this, because once I make such a decision, I will drag you into this A war. Send your only daughter to the battlefield. You are powerless in front of them. I can't imagine that they will hurt you because of me! I can't imagine letting you suffer the pain of losing a child. .”

At this point, Mel was sobbing. She buried her face in her hands on her knees, "Father, please scold me! I am so selfish, I am so ignorant. I am not worthy of your love for me!"

Mr. Dalton looked at Mel who was crying and shrunk into a ball, mixed with surprise and pity, which made his expression very strange.He patted his head, "Is that villain Voldemort?"

"Yeah——" Mel raised his head in surprise, and looked at Mr. Dalton stupidly.

Seeing Mel crying with red eyes and tear-stained face, he was angry and funny, took out his handkerchief, "Wipe your face! Little cat."

Mel took the handkerchief and touched his face carelessly, "How do you know Voldemort's name?"

"Mel, why do you think that I, a Muggle in the eyes of ordinary wizards and an inferior person in the eyes of Death Eaters, are so curious about a world that I will never, never enter? I am 59 years old, Mel. You, what else is there for me to worry about? Do you think I will let you enter a strange world alone, and I will let you fight for survival in this world alone?"

Mel raised his head in surprise and looked at Mr. Dalton. It turned out that it was because of her that he knew the magic world crazily; because of her, he caught every wizard he met and kept learning about wizards; because of her, He just reads the Daily Prophet every day, even Christmas!

Seeing Mel's surprised expression, Mr. Dalton nodded her nose, "Mel, I'm afraid I know more about the wizarding world than you think, and also understand the cruelty of the wizarding world better than you. When I learned that you When I was a wizard, I made up my mind. If you want to live an ordinary life, I will build a kingdom for you in our world. If you want to enter the magic world to take risks, then I will be your strongest backing. "

"Oh—Dad!" Mel's freshly wiped tears welled up again, and she climbed on top of Mr. Dalton, "Dad, I love you!"

Mr. Dalton laughed and hugged Mel fiercely, "The thing that surprised me the most was you, Mel!" Mel looked at him puzzled, "When you were just born, you were like a little mouse , lying in the incubator, only waking up for a while every day. Even opening the eyes is a small gap. Now my Mel has grown up, so smart and so brave. You are my pride, Mel!"

Hearing Mr. Dalton say that she was a child, Mel was taken aback, and stared at Mr. Dalton carefully observing his face, afraid that he would doubt his identity. After all, for a 12-year-old child, considering these , is really unusual.

"Father, why didn't you tell me?" Mel pouted, "It caused me pain and struggle for a long time, and I shed several buckets of tears."

"Mel, although you are very smart, sometimes you have more foresight than adults. But you are so young, you make me feel bad for a lazy bed, getting angry at the alarm clock when you get up late, grumpy, and super boring. Patience little girl, can you have confidence?"

"Then why did you tell me again today that I'm suddenly reliable?" Mel asked unconvinced.

"Mel you surprised me today, I found myself so self-righteous, always trying to help you get everything done before you know it! Ignored your thoughts. But today, Mel, I am relieved that you not only thought of yourself I have solved these problems and made the right decision by myself. The reason why I tell you all this is because I found that you already have the most important quality of our Dalton family, that is-courage. You know, our Dalton The reason why the Dayton family can become the oldest family in the UK, and has always been victorious and has maintained a noble status in the turmoil of history is because people in our family will never lack the spirit of courage, enterprising, and breakthrough. —”

Mr. Dalton pondered for a while, and continued: "As for that guy who is called Voldemort, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Ah!" Mel was surprised this time, because even Dumbledore would not despise Voldemort like this. "Why do you say that about Dad?"

"As far as I know, there are too few pure-blooded wizards, which means that he won't have many servants. Besides, he is too selfish. No one will follow him forever except fanatic fools. And He should very much regret living in the same era as someone else."

"Who is it?" Mel asked his father, blinking.

"Dumbledore, the greatest magician of our time, as you mentioned, with him, Voldemort would never succeed." Father said confidently to Mel.

"Are you so confident?" Mel looked at him suspiciously.

"Mel, I have studied every word about Dumbledore in the "Daily Prophet" for the past six months, and I must say that he is the only one who is still awake in the wizarding world, and of course we have to add our little Mel now. Well, I believe your father will not be wrong."

"Dad, I want to go to Heinburg to play!" After solving the big rock in his heart, Mel felt relaxed and made a request to Mr. Dalton.

"It's too cold now, and your vacation is almost over. Shall we go again during the summer vacation?"

"Okay!" Mel said a little disappointed. "Then I look forward to the summer vacation coming soon!"

"But, speaking of it, Mel?" Mr. Dalton looked at her narrowly.

"What, father?"

"Have you nothing to say to me about your reputation as the 'moving bomb' at Hogwarts?"

"Ah——Dad, how do you know! Bill has promised me not to tell you!" Mel was furious, lying on Mr. Dalton's body and pulling his beard.

Mr. Dalton laughed out of breath while dodging, "Haha! Don't worry, with your current strength, Voldemort will run away when he sees you!"

The author has something to say: This chapter is mainly dialogue, a bit boring, but very important!

The author has something to say: I found out that someone didn't read this chapter because I wrote a summary, so I changed it because, because, it contains very important clues!This semester was boring, Mel wrote this sentence in his diary.

Her magic didn't make any progress, so she still couldn't study spells, transformations, and potions normally. Professor Flitwick often looked at Mel's homework and sighed. He said that if her magic power was normal, she would be a magician. A genius in spell lessons.Mel is grateful on the surface, but he doesn't think so in his heart. After 15 years of exam-oriented education, it is more than enough to handle a few papers.Although Professor McGonagall didn't say anything, she often asked her to get up to answer questions, so she gave Hufflepuff a lot of points in Professor McGonagall's class.As for Professor Snape——, ever since he received the notice from the headmaster to attend, he has not treated her well.There were often acerbic questions in class to make things difficult for her, and if Mel got it right, all the Hufflepuff students would suffer, and they would have to put up with Snape's sarcasm and find fault.Mel gets it wrong, and Hufflepuff suffers because Snape deducted too much.So, the marks she earned from other classes filled the hole in Potions.

At the end of the school year, Mel did the math lying on the bed, and the points she earned for Hufflepuff minus the points deducted by Snape were exactly equal.Mel's teeth were itching with hatred, and she swore that if she sympathized with Mrs. Norris, she would never sympathize with Snape again.But Mel forgot one important point, that is, Professor Snape doesn't care about your feelings at all, he just stares at your credits.Therefore, Mel's oath is gray hair!

The research work on the Marauder's Map has been completed. Mel has written down the spells and steps needed to make such a magical map in detail and improved it.

However, Mel could only look at this watch to hope that Mei would quench her thirst, and then pushed it down to the bottom of the box, and waited for the day when she could cast a normal spell, and then perfect this map.

Mel has a plan for the final exam, so don't worry about it. What she is looking forward to most now is the summer vacation, and then she can go to the "Haunted Castle" to explore.

She didn't tell the twin brothers about this, if the so-called 'ghost castle' was a dilapidated log cabin in ruins, she would have to be laughed to death by them!

Time flies, and the semester is over before you know it!