Alice's Travels

I haven't seen him for a summer vacation, and Ron has grown a lot like a willow branch, and he looks like a big kid, tall and thin.Hermione has also grown a lot taller. Harry may have grown slower than his peers because of malnutrition like Alice when he was a child. Although he is taller than Hermione and Alice, he is still taller in front of other boys. It looks thin and small.

Like Ron, Malfoy grew a lot in one summer vacation, and his tall and straight figure made him look even more young, expressing his pale and cold aristocratic temperament to the fullest.

The 13-year-olds have gradually shed their immaturity and transformed into young boys and girls, exuding the unique youthful atmosphere of teenagers.

Snape's plan to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts this year still failed, and the school hired another Professor Lupine to be the teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

But similar to last year, something happened to Harry - or rather the students on the Hogwarts Express - on the way back.

They encountered Dementors, the wardens of the wizarding world's Azkaban prison.Because Sirius Black, said to be Voldemort's most powerful assistant at the time, a very dangerous figure, escaped from Azkaban, and the dementors searched the train.

Because Black's goal is likely to be Harry - to kill him, in order to vent, revenge or make Voldemort come back.But now that his whereabouts are unknown, Harry has become the key object of protection, so dementors are stationed at all entrances of the school.

Alice is uneasy about the unexpected changes that have ushered in at the beginning of school. Whether it is the Black, the Dementor, or the Voldemort terrorist who has disappeared but still has a sense of existence, it makes people feel insecure.

Malfoy's pleasure these two days was to take a group of Slytherins around deliberately imitating Harry's way of fainting when he encountered a dementor to laugh at him.

This annoyed Hermione and Ron.

The feeling of being approached by the dementor was very uncomfortable. Ron later described to Alice how he felt at that time, as if it made him unable to be happy anymore, with a strange and cold feeling.

Alice inquired about dementors and found that they are creatures that can suck people's happiness wherever they go, and remind people of the most terrible things.And the kiss of the dementor can suck people's souls.

Harry just passed out when he encountered a dementor at the time - which has always annoyed Harry because other people obviously don't act so vulnerable - and he never felt vulnerable.

Alice thought it might be because Harry didn't have many happy things—he didn't have a happy childhood, and he didn't grow up with a family who loved him.She didn't tell Harry this guess, but told Hermione and Ron alone - Harry needed them, she thought.

Snape's complexion in class recently was extremely bad. Alice originally thought it was because he failed to apply to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts class again, but later found that it might be because of the person who is now teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts class——Lupine professor.Snape showed a great deal of emotion towards him - strong dislike and even hatred.

Professor Lupine is completely different from Quirrell's cowardice and Lockhart's ignorant show off. He can be said to be the first truly qualified Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher-his classes are interesting and informative.

In the first class, he explained some dark creatures and how to deal with them with concise and easy-to-understand descriptions. His personality is very peaceful and friendly, and he can also give good answers to students' questions.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron all smiled during the class, obviously satisfied and liking the professor - in fact, most of the students showed similar reactions.

Professor Lu Ping also asked some small questions to the students one by one in this class, and made a preliminary understanding of the students' situation and acquainted them by the way.

"Alice... Altman, oh, it's a good name." Lupine frowned and quickly relaxed it.

Alice smiled at him, and quickly answered every little question he went on to ask.

After a while, Lupine finally walked up to Harry.

"Harry Potter," he said, looking at Harry with a slightly old-timey smile, "so can you tell me what a dementor is?"

Harry answered immediately, and the smile on Lupine's face became relaxed. Following Harry's words, he introduced the characteristics of dementors and the reasons why people are usually afraid of them.

After the class ended, Hermione hurried away without saying a word to them—she had taken so many classes this year, and her schoolbag was full every day—Harry and Ron were very suspicious of her. Is there enough time for them - in fact, they always feel that Hermione is keeping something from them.

Alice casually said a word of relief, but didn't take it to heart.She felt that Hermione must have used some method - otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to take so many lessons.But since it was Hermione's little secret and her own choice, as a friend, she shouldn't take too much care of it.

Despite this, Ron was still quite excited, "This Defense Against the Dark Arts class looks pretty good, doesn't it?"

"If it's compared with last term, that's true," Alice said.

"Forget about last term," said Harry, frowning. "It was a nightmare."

"Still thinking about the black dog you saw?" Alice said again seeing Harry's listless look, "Didn't Professor McGonagall tell you that Professor Trelawney predicted that a student would die every year? "

"And divination isn't real in the first place—" said Ron.

"That's different!" interrupted Ron, Harry, "Professor Trelawney mentioned it in Divination class! That big spooky dog ​​that haunts the cemetery - he's one of the worst - died bad omen!" said Harry, imitating Trelawney's tone.

Ron frowned, looking at Harry worriedly.

"A black dog is not an ominous sign," said Alice. "In fact, a black dog is a psychic animal—it is more sensitive than other animals, and its blood can ward off evil spirits, so the same thing is completely different." It can be interpreted differently. Harry, do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe you," said Harry despondently, "but—"

"Then there is no but." Alice said decisively, "You are at Hogwarts, Dumbledore is here, Snape is here, so many professors are here, no one will let you have trouble. But first, you Don't think about it yourself, okay?"

"I understand," said Harry.

"And don't act alone when you encounter anything, and neither do you—" Alice turned her head to stare at Ron, "What happened in the first year can't be repeated. I know you are brave Gryffindors, but when you encounter When it comes to something that is obviously dangerous, it is best to discuss it with everyone, what do you think?"

"Yeah—yes," muttered Ron, "you've already told us."

"It was an emergency!" Harry pleaded, "and we went to Dumbledore—"

"Speaking of Dumbledore, you should learn from him even more—" Alice ignored Harry's argument, "Dumbledore is also Gryffindor, but he will never be a reckless person, you should learn Keep a cool head in any situation - and if you can't, remember to ask for help."

"How could we be like Dumbledore?" Ron said in surprise, "He is the most powerful and greatest wizard in my opinion!"

"I mean, let you learn - understand?" Alice said helplessly to Ron. "No one thing should be your responsibility - especially you, Harry, don't always add too much to yourself. Don't you have to bear a lot of burdens, right?"

"But now trouble always comes to me!" Harry said excitedly, "Voldemort wants to kill me, Black wants to kill me too, I'm not looking for them!"

"I understand—" Alice frowned. Since Harry escaped death at the hands of Voldemort, it was equivalent to getting a name from the terrorists. Everyone wondered what such a boy who survived special.They've been staring at him and trying to kill him again - I don't know if this "survival" is luck or misfortune.

Alice stared at the young boy in front of her, and felt that Harry had behaved very well—as a 13-year-old child, he was already braver and stronger than many people, and he did not live in fear and worry all the time In the middle, but fearless - even willing to face Voldemort.

This can't just be explained by his young age and the fearlessness of a newborn calf, he is indeed brave and fearless - worthy of the title of Gryffindor.

"You're right," Alice finally said to Harry. "It's useless to escape, and you can't escape. So be careful and calm down. We will always be there. If you have any questions, please tell us in time, okay?"

"Yeah." Harry nodded.

Ron patted Harry on the shoulder, "Anyway, I've been staying with you, and Hermione and Alice, there will always be a way."

Harry smiled, feeling relieved.