Chapter 298 The Twins’ Decision

Groups of students outside the castle passed the inspection and were escorted by professors to Hogsmeade. Harry Potter stood at the gate of the castle and looked affectionately, his heart full of envy.

"Hey, Harry, have you been abandoned by Ron and Hermione?" Ada suddenly jumped behind Harry and said with a smile.

It hurts my heart, old man!

"No, of course not!" Harry's retort subconsciously increased his volume, "I was just looking at the scenery... yes, looking at the scenery!"

As we all know, a person who is not good at lying will deliberately emphasize that he is not lying. When others refute him, he will subconsciously refute loudly. Harry stepped on two red flags at once, and everyone could tell that he was lying.

Ada, who was standing behind Harry, followed Harry's gaze, and what she saw was Harry's full desire for Hogsmeade. Ada put her arm around Harry's shoulders without hesitation, and said seriously: "Actually, Hogsmeade is not as interesting as you think."

"Of course you say so since you've been there so many times, but I've never been there even once." Harry said in a muffled voice. After living in the Muggle world for eleven years, Harry was eager to learn everything about the wizarding world. He wanted to visit Hogsmeade with Ron and Hermione.

The most feared thing in everything is comparison, and only when there is comparison will there be harm. Everyone around him can go to Hogsmeade, but Harry is left alone in the school. Naturally, he is full of longing for the small village outside the school.

Students outside gathered around each other, waiting for the professor's inspection. From Ada and Harry's perspective, although they could only see the backs of the students, it was not difficult to guess that they must be smiling. Conversations from students would occasionally float in, talking about where they were going to sit next.

Harry lowered his head, unwilling to look at the students outside. If possible, Harry would rather queue up in the howling cold wind than stay alone in the warmth of the castle.

"I should go back. I still have a lot of homework to do." Harry made an excuse. He didn't want to stay here and suffer anymore. He felt that he would suffer even more when the twins came over.

What was he afraid of? What was he coming for? Harry, who was walking back, happened to bump into the twins who were coming downstairs. Facing the twins who greeted them enthusiastically, Harry muttered something vaguely and ran away as fast as he could, leaving Fred and George confused.

The twins were a little confused. Harry's performance just now was really confusing. Do they smell? How could Harry run faster than a rabbit as if he had seen a ghost!

Fred asked with confusion on his face: "What happened to Harry? Did you do something shameful to him?"

"I didn't expect that you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are as unlearned as Ced." George said in a serious tone, "Moreover, you went even further than Ced, and Harry is one year younger than Qiu Zhang. !”

Ada clenched her fists and gestured in front of the twins. She explained: "Harry was just a little depressed because he couldn't go to Hogsmeade. As the big sister, I comforted him, that's all."

As she spoke, Ada walked towards the students lining up outside the castle, and the twins behind her quickly followed. The three of them stood at the end of the queue, waiting for Filch's inspection.

"Comfort?" Fred was full of doubts about Ada's words. "How come I don't believe it so much? I think it's more like hurting my heart."

George was convinced, and he said to his twin brother: "Fred, since the eldest sister is so unreliable, our two eldest brothers must be more reliable. I think we should give Harry some help."

"You know, George, you and I are on the same page." Fred very much agreed with George's proposal, "Harry will definitely be very grateful for our help in times of need."

Ada had already guessed what the twins were going to do, and she warned: "You two had better not mess around. Black might be hiding near the school, which is not a good sign for Harry."

"You didn't believe Trelawney's ominous story, did you?" the twins said together, "You used to call her 'the luminous old liar'!"

It stands to reason that with the advent of something as idealistic as magic, there should be a market for things like predictions and fortune-telling, but there are very few people who can make accurate predictions.

As for dear Professor Trelawney, students regard her as the biggest douchebag at Hogwarts.

Some students take prophecy courses because they are really interested in this mysterious knowledge, while others do so because the exams in this course are easy to pass.

As long as you predict on the test paper that you will be ill-fated and will encounter various misfortunes in the next month, your score will be evaluated as "E".

Ada herself didn't believe in prophecies at first. Although she didn't say things like "I can't control my fate", she always had a bad impression of these prophets and felt that they were all liars.

However, as she read more and more books and learned more about the magical world, Ada also gained a new understanding of the mysterious prophecies.

For example, in the first grade, Ada and the others once encountered the centaur Firenze in the Forbidden Forest. The horse man said a lot of strange things at that time. Now that I think about it, all the strange things he said were confirmed by Welfare's subsequent behavior.

Although it feels like those liars active in the square, there are various signs that the prophecy is real. It's just that there are too many two knives trying to cheat, which makes this mysterious magic look more like a trick.

"I still think Trelawney appeared in school because Dumbledore couldn't find a more suitable candidate." Ada said, "But we can't gamble with Harry, we don't have the qualifications."

Ada has always been full of doubts about Black's escape. If he really came for Harry, why did he choose this time? Wouldn't it be more convenient to do it when Harry was not in school and when Harry was living at the Dursleys' house? No matter how bad it was, Harry's first year of school was more suitable than now. Could it be that the darkness of Azkaban made Black lose the concept of time?

The twins were silent for a long time. It was not until the three of them passed the inspection and walked on the path leading to Hogsmeade that George said: "We can let Harry make his own choice. Don't forget, he has an invisibility cloak."

Although Ada's words sounded somewhat reasonable, the twins still felt that the professors' actions were unfair to Harry. Harry has been kept in the dark about Black, just like he was during the Philosopher's Stone. Harry had no idea about his relationship with Black.

Harry now has no idea that he is in danger. He is likely to go to Hogsmeade privately, and the existence of the Invisibility Cloak provides this opportunity.

"Harry is now filled with the desire for Hogsmeade. He has no idea of ​​the dangers outside. He is probably running around alone wearing an invisibility cloak." George continued, "Rather than letting him run around like this, why not Give him the right help, at least it won't be that dangerous."

Ada thought for a while, and based on her understanding of Harry, it was really possible for Harry to do such a thing. Running around aimlessly alone would indeed put Harry in a more dangerous situation, but...

"It's not my mother-in-law's business, it's settled. We're just giving Harry an option, and it's up to him how he chooses." Fred waved his hand and decided on the matter.

"This is a matter between men, so don't get involved!" Fred continued.

Fred's words seemed a bit macho and could easily be punched. But in fact, Fred was reminding Ada that Harry had grown up day by day. He was no longer the little brother who just came to school. He was thirteen years old this year.

Children entering adolescence will have many ideas of their own. Blind concealment and over-protection will hurt Harry's self-esteem. It is not surprising for children of this age to do any kind of rebellious things.

It's better to block things than to open them up. At least things can happen under control. If Harry really sneaks away to Hogsmeade behind everyone's back, it will be too late to cry.

Ada nodded, acknowledging the twins' seemingly reckless behavior. Perhaps the Marauder's Map would be more useful to Harry now. But what does “a matter between men” mean?

Ada glanced disdainfully at the hair on the twins' chins, and said disdainfully: "The hairs haven't even grown yet, and they're still men, bah!"