#452 - Chapter 452 The Burrow

The Burrow......

The moment he saw the name, memories of the Burrow flooded Harry's mind as if a seal had been broken.

Warm scenes flashed through his mind: familiar laughter, the aroma of stew, and the Weasley family surrounding him.

Harry looked up sharply, and a familiar, vibrant little yard appeared before them, seemingly out of thin air.

In the center of the yard stood a house that looked as if it were about to collapse, yet stood firm in a miraculous way.

The exterior walls of the house were pieced together from bricks and planks, covered with haphazard repairs.

The higher the floor, the narrower it became, like an asymmetrical tower of blocks, with a certain modern artistic beauty.

The windows were of various shapes, some even cobbled together with old pieces of glass, the frames painted in bright red and green, somewhat peeling, but giving a feeling of warmth and familiarity.

The roof was covered with mottled tiles, with several iron chimneys protruding from it, white smoke rising slowly and dissipating into the night sky.

Most striking was a large magical lamp at the top of the house.

The lamp was shaped like a phoenix in flight, its feathers lifelike, emitting a soft light that illuminated the entire yard as if it were daytime.

"That's so cool!" Harry couldn't help but exclaim, "That magic lamp is amazing, I never saw it when I came before!"

"That's Fred and George's masterpiece.

They said it was to celebrate Dumbledore setting up the Order of the Phoenix headquarters at their house."

As he spoke, Sebastian took the parchment from Harry's hand, held it up and shook it, indicating for him to pay attention: "Remember, important information must be burned after reading."

He released his hand, and the parchment floated slowly to the ground.

However, before it touched the ground, a ball of blue flame suddenly rose from the paper, instantly burning it to ashes.

"Let's go, don't keep everyone waiting."

Sebastian stepped forward and tapped lightly on the door with his wand.

With a metallic clanging sound, the courtyard door creaked open.

"Cool, the gate is brand new too, did Mr. Weasley buy it or did the twins make it?"

Before he could delve into it, Harry saw a yellow shadow dart out of the open door.

He looked down and saw a flattened, furry, ginger face looking up at him, purring.

"Crookshanks! Did Hermione send you to pick me up?" Harry bent down and rubbed Crookshanks's big head.

Crookshanks meowed and turned to look behind him.

Harry looked up and saw Hermione standing not far away, waving frantically at him, with Ron standing beside her, shouting.

"Harry, what are you waiting for?

It's not like it's your first time here, don't be shy."

Harry grinned and immediately gave them both a big hug.

With a flurry of footsteps, Mrs. Weasley, with Ginny, came out of the front door of the house, a warm smile on her face, and hugged Harry tightly, almost breaking his ribs.

"Harry, I'm so glad to see you, you look a little thin, you must be working hard practicing spells.

You guys go inside and watch the magic TV, Ron, remember to bring out the candy you bought."

As she spoke, she walked towards Sebastian: "Everyone has arrived, Dumbledore has also rushed over from the Ministry of Magic, the meeting has already begun, let's go, Sebastian."

Sebastian nodded and walked with Mrs. Weasley towards the magical tent next to the house.

"Let's go, mate, even if you stay here, you won't hear what's being said in the tent, Fred and George have tried it many times."

Ron put his arm around Harry, who was greeting Ginny, and dragged him into the living room.

"How many people came today?" Harry gestured towards the magical tent outside.

Although he couldn't hear the contents, he couldn't hide his curiosity.

"Quite a few, there's Professor Snape, Lupin, Sirius, Neville's parents, Professor Moody, etc., about twenty people."

Ron said, counting on his fingers: "Oh, and there's an Auror named Nymphadora Tonks, she's a natural Metamorphmagus, she's really interesting, you have to meet her."

"But, she doesn't like people calling her Nymphadora, just call her Tonks, or she'll get angry."

"Also, she's a huge fan of Lupin, she'll be happy if you talk to her about Lupin."

"That's interesting," Harry sat on the sofa, took the juice that Ginny handed him, thanked Ginny first, and then continued to ask, "Are there usually this many people?"

"Not really," Ron picked up a biscuit and put it in his mouth, "Usually there are only a few people, today is mainly because of your attack, that's why almost everyone is here."

Thinking of this, Ron couldn't help but shudder: "Dumbledore was furious.

When he found out that Mundungus had left without permission, his face was frighteningly gloomy, I've never seen him like that."

Speaking of Mundungus, Harry felt a little depressed.

He scratched his head and said unhappily: "I heard Professor Swann say before that the Order of the Phoenix would send someone to protect me, but I only found out today that they are usually across the street from the Dursleys, with Mrs. Figg next door."

"Sirius must have gone too, but he didn't even come to see me, that's not very nice."

"Harry," Hermione主动 explained, "I heard Sirius complain that Dumbledore had ordered him not to disturb your aunt and uncle's normal life."

So that's how it is......

Harry nodded lightly and took a sip of the juice.

Judging from Sirius's personality and Uncle Vernon's personality, the two of them would probably argue if they met, so it's better not to meet, at least I won't be caught in the middle.

"Harry," Hermione took out a thick magic book and put it on the table, "I checked, the Ministry of Magic has no right to destroy your wand, let alone sentence you for breaking the law."

"Look," she pointed to the legal clauses in the book and said, "It's written here clearly that underage wizards are allowed to use magic when their lives are threatened.

As for the Ministry of Magic hearing, with Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Swann there, you definitely won't have any problems."

"I'm not afraid," Harry said confidently, "I can't wait for that day to come, Professor Swann said that as long as I perform well this time, he will personally recommend me to join the Order of the Phoenix."

"Hermione, the clauses you found are very useful, I need to prepare well and make Fudge and the others lose face."

Pop, pop, with two unique popping sounds that only Apparition can make, Fred and George suddenly appeared on the sofa.

"Hello, Harry," the two pushed Ron aside, "You're right, the Ministry of Magic needs to see how powerful you are, we all support you."

"Oh yeah, you just said the professor would recommend you to join the Order of the Phoenix?"