#101 - Hagrid Returns
Hagrid hadn't returned since last night, and Anduin stood alone in front of the hut, blankly staring at the distant Forbidden Forest. For some reason, Anduin felt an inexplicable fire boiling in his chest. ReadΠ
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Accompanied by this nameless fire, unsure how to vent it, the magic within him surged uncontrollably. All the surrounding objects floated into the air, giant pumpkins, wooden barrels, all circling around him in accordance with Anduin's confused thoughts.
Suddenly, as if a shackle had been broken, another change was added to the magical power around Anduin, and the objects floating in the air seemed to be held tightly in the air as if gripped by invisible giant hands.
"Ahβ¦" Anduin roared, venting his anger, and the objects floating in the air, as if being squeezed by a huge force, were all crushed to pieces.
As everything around him was crushed, the sky seemed to understand the pain in Anduin's heart, and a drizzle began to fall.
Feeling the coldness of the raindrops, Anduin seemed to wake up, and then he found that there was nothing good left within ten meters of him. The large wooden bucket for holding water, a section of wooden fence, and the fruits and vegetables in the vegetable garden were all crushed to pieces.
At this moment, Anduin subconsciously stretched out his right hand, and in the void a few meters in front of him, a transparent large hand appeared in the rain. He reached out and grasped and waved it, and the transparent hand in front of him responded to Anduin's movements.
"This is⦠my Impediment Jinx?" Anduin realized at this moment that due to the violent fluctuations of his emotions, the Impediment Jinx, which had already reached the 'instinct' level, had also broken through.
"Now it's become a real 'mage hand'." Anduin looked at the Impediment Jinx that had broken through to 'extraordinary'. Perhaps it can't be simply called an Impediment Jinx now, but at this time he was not happy at all, just standing in the rain blankly.
Gradually calming down, Anduin could still hear the faint laughter coming from the direction of Hogwarts Castle, accompanied by the fireworks being launched and the people excitedly riding their brooms into the air to celebrate, he lowered his head and silently cleaned up the mess he had made.
The scene of laughter and peace at Hogwarts formed a sharp contrast with the lonely Anduin.
After a night that was difficult for everyone to calm down, in the early morning, Anduin heard the rumbling engine of a motorcycle.
Hearing the sound, Anduin quickly put on his clothes and came outside the hut, just in time to see Hagrid riding a motorcycle landing in front of the hut.
"Hagrid, where have you been these past two days? And what's this? How did Sirius's motorcycle end up with you?" Although the motorcycle didn't have a sidecar, Anduin recognized it immediately. It was Sirius's motorcycle.
Hagrid took off the goggles on his face, got out of the car, and looked at Anduin with a dim expression, sniffing his nose. "I don't know if you've heard, James and Lilyβ¦"
"Yeah." Anduin also looked dejected, but then raised his head. "What's going on with this car? I heard Professor Bones say that Sirius betrayed Lily and James. How did his car get to you?"
"This has to start from the night before yesterday." Hagrid pulled Anduin back into the hut, picked up a copper cup and took a big gulp of water. "That night I received a notice from Dumbledore. He asked me to go to Godric's Hollow to find James and Lily's child, Harry!"
"So, when I was doing rune experiments that day, they were�" Anduin was stunned.
"That's right." Hagrid sighed. "As soon as I got there, I saw the bodies of James and Lily in the house. James fell in the front hall, and Lily was lying alone next to little Harry."
Speaking of this, Hagrid's tears couldn't stop flowing out again, so he had to pull out his handkerchief and desperately blow his nose, and said in a slightly choked voice: "The poor Potter couple were lying there alone, but Dumbledore ordered me to protect Harry and send him back to Little Whinging safely."
After blowing his nose vigorously again, Hagrid continued: "But when I came out of the Potter's house, I ran into Sirius. Damn it, I almost believed him at the time. He told me to hand Harry over to him, but I didn't agree."
"You met Sirius?" Anduin was a little surprised. "And he wanted to take Potter away? Then what about that motorcycle?"
"He knew that I was there on Dumbledore's orders, so he gave me his motorcycle, and then I left. It took me a whole day to get to the agreed place, and then Dumbledore put Harry at his relatives' door, poor Harry." Hagrid couldn't help it anymore, like a sad little girl, tears streaming down his face.
Anduin listened to Hagrid's story, and while his mood was heavy, he also had some different guesses about what happened that night. Why did Sirius go to the Potter's house after Voldemort attacked the Potters? If he had really betrayed them, why didn't he attack Hagrid, but instead let Hagrid leave safely, and even gave Hagrid his beloved motorcycle.
"Hagrid, has Headmaster Dumbledore returned?" Anduin felt clueless and just wanted to ask Dumbledore in person now.
"He should be back. I rode back, which took a whole night. Theoretically, he should be faster than me," Hagrid said, choking.
"Okay, Hagrid, you rest for a while. I have something to go to Headmaster Dumbledore for."
Anduin comforted Hagrid for a while, then got up, changed his clothes, and walked towards the castle.
At this time, in Dumbledore's office, another person was questioning Dumbledore.
"You guaranteed that he would be safe!" Snape shouted hysterically at Dumbledore.
"Lily and James trusted the wrong person, Severus." Dumbledore also had a heavy expression at this time. "Just like you, but the child is still alive."
"He doesn't need protection, the Dark Lord has disappeared," Snape said dejectedly.
"The Dark Lord will return, and then that child will be in danger!" Dumbledore stared at the frustrated Snape and added, "His eyes are very much like his mother's, if you really love her."
Dumbledore's words made Snape's heart twitch. He raised his head and stared at Dumbledore. "No one can know."
"Come to Hogwarts and help me, Snape, I will help you resolve the Ministry of Magic's accusations," Dumbledore said.
Snape nodded silently, took a deep breath, gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and walked towards the office door. After walking down the spiral staircase, Snape had returned to a cold expression.
