Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1301 Confession

   "Happy Birthday, Harry!"

"What?"

  Harry opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Ron who was sitting on the opposite bed in confusion.

   "Birthday, your seventeenth birthday." Ron reminded.

"Oh, thank you."

  Harry suppressed a yawn, sat up from the bed, and stretched his arms lazily to stretch his body.

   "Finally I can get rid of the **** Zongsi and use magic normally!"

   "When are you going to leave?"

  Ron took out a package from somewhere and threw it to Harry with a smile.

"If there are no accidents, we will first visit the group of students who were expelled by Snape tomorrow, and then set off for Godric's Hollow." Harry held the birthday present thrown by Ron, but had no desire to open it , for him now, receiving a birthday gift no longer feels the same excitement as before, and he has more important things to do now.

   "Don't you take a look at the birthday present I prepared for you?" Ron pointed to the package and said, "Open it and have a look, this is the gift I picked out with Hermione."

"What's this?"

  After Harry opened the package, he looked at the items in the package suspiciously.

   "Wand Cover."

  Ron pointed to his waist, where there was the same thing with a wand stuck in it.

"I ordered it from Fred and George, they also use this thing, after all, it's not a good idea to stuff the wand in your pocket." Ron pulled the wand out of the wand case, and introduced to Harry excitedly, "Don't Seeing this thing is ordinary, it has implemented the traceless stretching spell inside, which can easily store the wand, and it is also easy to pull it out."

"It's a bit like a Muggle police holster." Harry checked briefly, inserted his wand into the holster, and after simply pulling it out, he found that this thing is really practical, and he doesn't need to worry about being drawn when he needs it. Embarrassing situation without wand.

   "It's not bad!"

  Ron saw that Harry was satisfied with the gift he had chosen, and said triumphantly, "And it's very practical."

   "Thank you, Ron."

   "You're welcome, what do you think Hermione will give you?" Ron said mysteriously.

"have no idea."

  Harry didn't intend to guess, the gift can only feel the surprise when it is opened.

However, Ron, who was on the opposite bed, had already said to himself: "I guess it's probably dueling gloves, advanced dueling gloves, Fred and George both have a pair, it is said that they are made of dragon skin, and they can cast evil spells with bare hands." The ones for flying are very high-level defensive props that won’t lose their magic power even for a long time, and are usually made by Albert himself.”

   "I don't have so many Galleons to buy such expensive things." Hermione stood outside the bedroom door, handed her present to Harry, and sent her own blessing: "Happy birthday, Harry."

   "Thank you, Hermione."

  Harry took the package again, and after opening it, he found that it was really a glove, so he put it on in his hand with a smile, took out his wand, tried it, and said to Hermione, "It's a very practical gift."

   "You're welcome Harry, those are just dueling gloves bought from Fred." Hermione glared at Ron with a big mouth, very dissatisfied with this guy's nonsense.

   "I thought Albert would give you a discount." Ron shrugged, "The dueling gloves he gave you are very good."

   This is also the last time Ron accidentally saw Hermione maintaining the glove. He thought that Hermione also planned to transfer the dueling glove to Harry.

"It's time for you to wake up. Lupine and Tonks came to help early in the morning. They are preparing the birthday cake in the kitchen." Hermione seemed to think of something again, and added: "By the way, there are birthday cakes sent by other people." The presents are in the hall, you'd better get up quickly."

   "I'm up already," Ron muttered.

   "Then go down and help."

  After Hermione and Ron went downstairs to help prepare Harry's birthday party, Harry also got up from the bed.

  He had just changed into his pajamas when he saw the wooden door being pushed open.

   "Happy birthday, Harry."

  Ginnie poked her head in and saw that Harry was the only one in the room, she couldn't help but took a deep breath, and seemed to muster up her courage before walking into Harry's room.

   "Thank you, Ginny."

  Harry found that Ginny was staring at him intently, so he quickly looked away from her.

   "I heard from Hermione that you will be leaving soon." Ginny asked tentatively.

   "Yeah, after Zongsi disappears, we should complete Dumbledore's mission." Harry did not deny this, and the entire Order of the Phoenix knew that Dumbledore had assigned him an important mission.

   "I don't know what would work for you," Ginny said, looking down.

"do not worry about it."

  When Harry raised his head to meet Ginny's fiery gaze, the expression on his face was a little stiff.

   "Actually, I have always liked you."

   Facing the sudden confession, Harry suddenly panicked.

   "I'm sorry, but Hermione told me that you have made up your mind. I feel that if I don't say it, I may not have a chance in the future." Ginny didn't cry, but took another step towards Harry.

   "If it was before..." Harry shook his throat, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid we are not suitable now, there are some things I have to complete."

   "Actually, I already guessed that it would end like this. I just hope to get some comfort from you." Ginny stepped forward, raised her head and kissed Harry's lips.

   At this moment, Harry's eyes widened and his mind went blank. He felt as if he had drunk a large glass of fire whiskey.

  Harry also awkwardly kissed Ginny back, with one arm on her back and the other stroking her long, lightly scented hair, a little obsessed with it.

  However, Harry knew very well that love had left him long after Dumbledore's death, and now he is no longer suitable for love.

  So, Harry gently pushed Ginny away and whispered sorry.

   "It was a stupid mistake, if I'm still alive after this war..."

   "No, you're right, maybe we should wait until this **** war is over before we start dating." Ginny winked at Harry and said, "Happy birthday."

   “I dare say this would make an impressive birthday present.”

  Fred appeared out of nowhere, and said to Harry with a smile, "I brought you some things that you might use."

   "When are you?" Harry asked awkwardly.

   "Just when Ginny confessed to you." Fred was not embarrassed at all, and comforted with a smile, "There is nothing to be embarrassed about falling in love."

   "I'm not embarrassed." Harry was still a little embarrassed, and hurried downstairs after changing his clothes.

   "It's nice to be young!" muttered Fred.

  Harry had just entered the kitchen when he saw Hagrid placing a large package on top of the pile of birthday presents.

   "Long time no see, Hagrid."

  Harry stepped forward quickly, and gave Hagrid, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, a hug.

   "Happy Birthday, Harry." Hagrid hugged Harry lightly, and sighed softly, "Time flies so fast. Six years have passed in the blink of an eye. I remember that I was the one who delivered the letter to you."

   "You made Dudley grow a pig's tail." Harry couldn't help laughing.

   "I don't remember much."

   "Harry, this is for you."

  Sirius appeared in the kitchen at some point, holding a box in his hand and handing it to Harry, smiling and urging: "Open it and have a look!"

   There was a small gold watch in the box.

"At the beginning, when I was an adult, your grandfather also gave me one." Sirius recalled, "Although I know you already have a detection pocket watch, I think there is nothing more suitable as your coming-of-age gift than this. "

   "Thank you, Sirius." Harry put the gold watch on his hand and began to unwrap the presents from others.

  Hagrid's big package contained a thick cloak made of animal fur. It is said that Hagrid asked Madam Malkin from Diagon Alley to help sew it.

  Lupine and Tonks sent a looking glass and a small demon mirror together, Moody gave his own Auror notebook, and other members of the Order of the Phoenix gave Harry a magic tent and various items that would be used in the wild.

  Fred and George sent Harry a bunch of Defense Against the Dark Arts props and a big bag of emergency dry food.

   "Is this... biscuit?"

  Ron looked at the big bag of tightly packed biscuits with a face full of astonishment.

"It's said to be emergency food for Muggles. Although it's not very tasty, it can keep you eating for a long time. Albert said you might need this." Fred said with a smile, "It's not a bad idea to eat mushrooms every day." good idea."

   "I think we need to stock up on more food," Ron said, turning to Hermione.

   "No, you can go back to the headquarters to rest at any time, this place will always be your strong backing." Sirius patted Harry on the shoulder and said.

   Everyone shared the big cake made by Lupine, Fleur and Sea Jones in the song "Happy Birthday to You", and after sharing a sumptuous dinner, they talked about the next plan.

   "Hagrid, are you really not going to help?" Hermione looked at Hagrid and suggested, "I think you should listen to Albert's suggestion."

   "I can't leave Glop behind." Hagrid shook his head.

   "Hagrid, you have to understand that if the Death Eaters really want to catch you, you still have to abandon your brother." Sirius felt that Hagrid was a dead end.

  Perhaps, he really took that giant brother too seriously, but people have to grow up, and Hagrid can't take care of him forever.

  (end of this chapter)