Chapter 507 The Longbottoms
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Nian Gao Pei Ma Tuan
Glenn and Qiu walked through the corridor, intending to go upstairs and ask Harry to leave together.
The tea room was on the sixth floor, but Glenn met them in the stairwell on the fifth floor.
"Tonks's procedures have been completed and you are ready to leave at any time. Mad-Eye asked us to call you back." Qiu said, catching a glimpse of the "Spell Damage Section" sign on the door behind them, and asked a little strangely, " Isn't the tea room on the sixth floor? Why did you come here?"
"Because someone remembered the wrong floor, we thought the tea room was going through this department." Hermione said helplessly, and rolled her eyes at Ron.
"Don't you remember it too?"
Ron retorted with a bit of annoyance on his face, and then quickly changed his expression.This expression often appeared when Marietta and Marcos heard some gossip.
"We just found a ward inside. Guess who lives there?"
"Come on, Ron!" Hermione glared at him dissatisfied, "They are very pitiful. Can you stop looking like you are discussing a scandal?"
"Okay...I'm sorry, I just wanted to tell them..." Ron said casually, obviously not taking her words to heart.
As Qiu went downstairs, she looked back at him with a smile and said, "We won't guess anymore. Anyway, you will tell us soon, right?"
"You're right, and it's really hard to guess without prompting." Ron nodded to himself, "I'd better tell you directly, what we found is a couple named Longbottom."
"Longbottom? Are they Neville's family?" Qiu asked.
"Yes, and they should be his parents." Ron said, "I remember my father mentioned their names when chatting with others. If I remember correctly, they seemed to be Aurors before."
"Now I finally understand why Neville never mentioned his parents." Hermione sighed and said.
"why?"
After all, Ron is a straight man with low emotional intelligence who "only has a teaspoon of emotion" and obviously failed to understand the meaning of her words.
Hermione glanced at him with disgust and explained: "You also saw what is written on the sign of that ward. They are 'insanity caused by a curse'. If your parents...I am just making an analogy. ...If your parents were like this, would you take the initiative to tell your other friends?"
"No..." Ron hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "I understand what you mean now."
"Actually..." Harry, who was walking at the end, said, "Actually, I know about them from Dumbledore, but I promised not to tell anyone..."
Ron surprisingly did not ask further questions, as if he had already discovered that his previous behavior was somewhat inappropriate.
"But since you all already know almost everything, it shouldn't matter if you say it," Harry continued, "Actually, this was done by Bellatrix Lestrange and the others. They used the Cruciatus Curse. The torture of Neville's parents went on for so long that they eventually went insane, and they were later imprisoned in Azkaban for this charge."
"Bellatrix Lestrange?" Hermione looked a little horrified, "Is it the Death Eater cadre who led the prison break two days ago as the newspaper said?"
"That's right..." Harry nodded, "And I heard from Sirius that, like Malfoy's mother, she is also his cousin..."
"Actually, I think Neville shouldn't hide this..." Qiu said suddenly.
Ron looked at her blankly.
Qiu said thoughtfully: "I mean, Neville shouldn't feel inferior because of their experiences. In fact, his parents are brave warriors. Everyone is afraid of Voldemort, but they can take the initiative to stand up." Come out to fight against him, even knowing that you may die at any time..."
"You're right." Harry nodded repeatedly.
While they were talking, they returned to the waiting room on the first floor and met Tonks and others waiting there.
"Okay, let's go." Mad-Eye called them out of St. Mungo's Hospital and came to the Muggle street outside the department store.
Dedalo Digg, who was in charge of transportation, stood next to an old Jaguar car and waved to them with a smile.
"This car is too conspicuous, Dedalo." Moody frowned and said in a deep voice.
Indeed, this Jaguar clearly attracts more attention on the street than Mr. Weasley's former Ford Anglia.
"There aren't many options nearby, Mad-Eye." Dedalo shrugged, "The Muggles have all gone to Christmas, and there are not many residents in this area..."
Obviously, this car did not belong to the Order of the Phoenix, but was a Muggle car that he had temporarily "borrowed".Tonks had just recovered from an injury and was not in a good position to ride the subway as they had come.
"Okay..." Moody nodded reluctantly, "Has everything been taken care of inside?"
Dedalora opened the car door, made a "please" gesture, and said: "Of course, the traceless stretching spell is enough for all of us to sit down."
The journey back was much faster than before. Dedalo parked the car at San Martin Lane, waited for them to get out of the car, and then drove the car back to the original place without stopping.
Christmas has arrived as promised. Everyone got up early, sorted out the gifts beside the bed, and gathered together downstairs.
The young people were all wearing the same style of Weasley sweaters, each a different color.
"Sorry, dear..." Looking at Morgana, who was the only one not wearing uniforms, Mrs. Weasley said apologetically, "There is not enough time. I didn't know you would come back with them..."
"It's okay, Mrs. Weasley." Morgana waved her hands quickly, "You also gave me other gifts. I'm already very touched!"
Mrs. Weasley hugged her gently and promised: "Next year! I will definitely prepare a sweater for you next year. What color do you like?"
At this time, there was movement outside the door. It was Bill who was back.It is worth mentioning that there was another person following behind him.
"Furong? Why are you here?" Morgana said in surprise.
"Bill invited me here. You know, I am now working at Gringotts in the UK, but my parents and Gabrielle are in France and have not come over, and the goblins are not willing to give me a long vacation... "
Glenn looked up at the two of them and couldn't help but ask: "You two...could it be..."
"Not yet." Fleur smiled brightly, "But it won't be long, I'm in the process of pursuing it."
Under normal circumstances, Mrs. Weasley would definitely notice her immediately, but she didn't care to say a word to her at this time.
because...
"Sorry, Mom... I know you don't want to hear this news..." Bill looked embarrassed and handed over a package, "Percy sent his sweater back..."
The tea room was on the sixth floor, but Glenn met them in the stairwell on the fifth floor.
"Tonks's procedures have been completed and you are ready to leave at any time. Mad-Eye asked us to call you back." Qiu said, catching a glimpse of the "Spell Damage Section" sign on the door behind them, and asked a little strangely, " Isn't the tea room on the sixth floor? Why did you come here?"
"Because someone remembered the wrong floor, we thought the tea room was going through this department." Hermione said helplessly, and rolled her eyes at Ron.
"Don't you remember it too?"
Ron retorted with a bit of annoyance on his face, and then quickly changed his expression.This expression often appeared when Marietta and Marcos heard some gossip.
"We just found a ward inside. Guess who lives there?"
"Come on, Ron!" Hermione glared at him dissatisfied, "They are very pitiful. Can you stop looking like you are discussing a scandal?"
"Okay...I'm sorry, I just wanted to tell them..." Ron said casually, obviously not taking her words to heart.
As Qiu went downstairs, she looked back at him with a smile and said, "We won't guess anymore. Anyway, you will tell us soon, right?"
"You're right, and it's really hard to guess without prompting." Ron nodded to himself, "I'd better tell you directly, what we found is a couple named Longbottom."
"Longbottom? Are they Neville's family?" Qiu asked.
"Yes, and they should be his parents." Ron said, "I remember my father mentioned their names when chatting with others. If I remember correctly, they seemed to be Aurors before."
"Now I finally understand why Neville never mentioned his parents." Hermione sighed and said.
"why?"
After all, Ron is a straight man with low emotional intelligence who "only has a teaspoon of emotion" and obviously failed to understand the meaning of her words.
Hermione glanced at him with disgust and explained: "You also saw what is written on the sign of that ward. They are 'insanity caused by a curse'. If your parents...I am just making an analogy. ...If your parents were like this, would you take the initiative to tell your other friends?"
"No..." Ron hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "I understand what you mean now."
"Actually..." Harry, who was walking at the end, said, "Actually, I know about them from Dumbledore, but I promised not to tell anyone..."
Ron surprisingly did not ask further questions, as if he had already discovered that his previous behavior was somewhat inappropriate.
"But since you all already know almost everything, it shouldn't matter if you say it," Harry continued, "Actually, this was done by Bellatrix Lestrange and the others. They used the Cruciatus Curse. The torture of Neville's parents went on for so long that they eventually went insane, and they were later imprisoned in Azkaban for this charge."
"Bellatrix Lestrange?" Hermione looked a little horrified, "Is it the Death Eater cadre who led the prison break two days ago as the newspaper said?"
"That's right..." Harry nodded, "And I heard from Sirius that, like Malfoy's mother, she is also his cousin..."
"Actually, I think Neville shouldn't hide this..." Qiu said suddenly.
Ron looked at her blankly.
Qiu said thoughtfully: "I mean, Neville shouldn't feel inferior because of their experiences. In fact, his parents are brave warriors. Everyone is afraid of Voldemort, but they can take the initiative to stand up." Come out to fight against him, even knowing that you may die at any time..."
"You're right." Harry nodded repeatedly.
While they were talking, they returned to the waiting room on the first floor and met Tonks and others waiting there.
"Okay, let's go." Mad-Eye called them out of St. Mungo's Hospital and came to the Muggle street outside the department store.
Dedalo Digg, who was in charge of transportation, stood next to an old Jaguar car and waved to them with a smile.
"This car is too conspicuous, Dedalo." Moody frowned and said in a deep voice.
Indeed, this Jaguar clearly attracts more attention on the street than Mr. Weasley's former Ford Anglia.
"There aren't many options nearby, Mad-Eye." Dedalo shrugged, "The Muggles have all gone to Christmas, and there are not many residents in this area..."
Obviously, this car did not belong to the Order of the Phoenix, but was a Muggle car that he had temporarily "borrowed".Tonks had just recovered from an injury and was not in a good position to ride the subway as they had come.
"Okay..." Moody nodded reluctantly, "Has everything been taken care of inside?"
Dedalora opened the car door, made a "please" gesture, and said: "Of course, the traceless stretching spell is enough for all of us to sit down."
The journey back was much faster than before. Dedalo parked the car at San Martin Lane, waited for them to get out of the car, and then drove the car back to the original place without stopping.
Christmas has arrived as promised. Everyone got up early, sorted out the gifts beside the bed, and gathered together downstairs.
The young people were all wearing the same style of Weasley sweaters, each a different color.
"Sorry, dear..." Looking at Morgana, who was the only one not wearing uniforms, Mrs. Weasley said apologetically, "There is not enough time. I didn't know you would come back with them..."
"It's okay, Mrs. Weasley." Morgana waved her hands quickly, "You also gave me other gifts. I'm already very touched!"
Mrs. Weasley hugged her gently and promised: "Next year! I will definitely prepare a sweater for you next year. What color do you like?"
At this time, there was movement outside the door. It was Bill who was back.It is worth mentioning that there was another person following behind him.
"Furong? Why are you here?" Morgana said in surprise.
"Bill invited me here. You know, I am now working at Gringotts in the UK, but my parents and Gabrielle are in France and have not come over, and the goblins are not willing to give me a long vacation... "
Glenn looked up at the two of them and couldn't help but ask: "You two...could it be..."
"Not yet." Fleur smiled brightly, "But it won't be long, I'm in the process of pursuing it."
Under normal circumstances, Mrs. Weasley would definitely notice her immediately, but she didn't care to say a word to her at this time.
because...
"Sorry, Mom... I know you don't want to hear this news..." Bill looked embarrassed and handed over a package, "Percy sent his sweater back..."
