#60 - Secret meeting
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows and said, "Please speak, Mr. Wilson. For today's hero, I think I have no reason to refuse. →Read"
Upon hearing Dumbledore praise him so highly, Anduin smiled awkwardly and said, "It's like this, I just heard Minister Bagnold say he wants to give me an award, and I was wondering if it could not be announced publicly. After all, I don't really like being in the limelight, and it wouldn't be good if I became too famous."
Hearing Anduin say this, Dumbledore understood what he meant, and recalling that Anduin was a member of Slytherin House, he understood. Then Dumbledore said to Anduin, "I understand your meaning, I will ask Minister Bagnold not to announce you in public and in the media. Maybe I can also ask Minister Bagnold to change your award into more material rewards, how about that suggestion?"
As soon as Anduin heard Dumbledore say this, he laughed happily and said, "Thank you, Headmaster Dumbledore."
Immediately afterwards, Dumbledore left with Sirius and Peter. Before leaving, Sirius told James to take good care of his precious motorcycle. Seeing that this guy was injured like this, but still thinking about his broken car, Anduin could only roll his eyes speechlessly.
Then, after a while, the Aurors also finished the restoration and memory deletion work in Godric's Hollow. The destroyed part of Lily's house was also repaired by everyone with the Repairing Charm. The Aurors and Phoenix members also bid farewell one after another. The Longbottom couple and old Mrs. Longbottom, who had experienced the basement battle together, also said goodbye to Lily and Anduin. Augusta also extended an invitation to Anduin, asking him to visit her when he had time, and Anduin gladly accepted.吧书69新
Soon, only the Potter couple, little Harry, and Anduin were left in the Potter house.
"Anduin, you've worked hard today. Thank you for everything you've done today. I'll take you to the guest room, stay here and have a good rest tonight," James said to Anduin with a smile.
After experiencing everything today, he also recognized this young wizard friend. James had originally hesitated about Sirius inviting Anduin to the Christmas dinner, after all, they were not relatives, and he was a Slytherin, but Lily seemed to have a good impression of this Muggle-born teenager, so James didn't say anything. However, after tonight, he was very impressed and admired Anduin's courage and wit in times of crisis.
Anduin looked at the increasingly empty house, and nodded to James and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
"Don't say that, you are our friend, and after tonight you have become our comrade-in-arms and benefactor. You can stay here with peace of mind, we will always open our doors for you," James said to Anduin with a hearty laugh, and Lily, holding little Harry, also nodded to Anduin with a smile.
In this way, Anduin spent the rest of the Christmas holiday peacefully at the Potter's house.
On the other side, after sending Sirius to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, Dumbledore did not return directly to Hogwarts, but came alone to a hill deep in the Forbidden Forest next to Hogwarts, seemingly waiting for someone.
Dumbledore didn't wait long. Soon, a figure appeared in front of Dumbledore through Apparition. It was a Death Eater. The man gently took off his mask, revealing a gloomy face.
"It seems Tom believed that prophecy," Dumbledore looked coldly at the man in front of him and continued, "Their attack on the Phoenix members tonight was just a facade. The few Death Eaters who sneaked in almost killed Lily and her child. Is that what you wanted to see, Snape?"
Dumbledore's words made the face of Snape, who had been expressionless, gradually distort, and he struggled to roar, "The Dark Lord didn't tell anyone about the people who sneaked in, including me! If I knew this would happen, I would have stopped it from happening!"
"Stop it, how would you stop it? Do you still have the courage to stand in front of the Dark Lord? The moment you leaked the prophecy to the Dark Lord, things were already like a runaway steam train, no one can save it. His target is Lily and her child, you know that!" Dumbledore stared at Snape seriously, his tone stiff and forceful, leaving no room for sentimentality.
Hearing this, Snape hunched over, like a discouraged gambler who had lost all his wealth, and said stubbornly, "The Longbottom's child may also be the child of prophecy, no, it must be the Longbottom's child, I will convince the Dark Lord to believe it, as long as I convince him to go and cause trouble for the Longbottoms..."
"Snape!" Dumbledore had only been watching Snape coldly, but when he heard Snape say such cold-blooded words, he couldn't help but reveal an angry expression. For a time, a strong magical wave erupted from Dumbledore's body, startling Snape into shutting his mouth.
Dumbledore stared at Snape fiercely at this time, calmed down his emotions slightly, and still said coldly, "Don't be naive, do you know what good thing your good classmate Evan Rosier did today? He not only sneaked into the Potter's house, but even drank the Blood-boiling Potion at the cost of forever becoming a madman, wanting to kill Lily and her child before he died. If it wasn't for Anduin, the boy who escaped from you before, reacting quickly, you might have had to say goodbye to Lily today, and his behavior today also made me understand one thing, Tom's target has always been very clear."
In fact, Anduin saved himself at the scene, or rather, saved himself and little Harry, but Dumbledore had no psychological burden to conceal this part of the truth.
"No!" Hearing Dumbledore's words, Snape couldn't hold on any longer, he covered his face with his hands and knelt down, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes. He had been faithfully following Voldemort before, without any hesitation, but when Voldemort pointed the butcher knife at the woman he loved, his heart could not be as firm as usual.
"I know, I've always known, following him I can feel it, but I've never been able to face such a fact," Snape said painfully, as if venting.
"The prophecy doesn't mention a woman, but a boy born at the end of July, but I think Tom doesn't mind removing his mother as well!" Dumbledore's words further stimulated Snape.
"I know, I know the Dark Lord recognized her child very early on, he has been trying to find their whereabouts, and trying to kill them, and I only just learned that today's target was not aimed at the Phoenix at the beginning, but at them, the Dark Lord was sure they would be there today," Snape was painful and desperate, before he had been trying to convince himself with lies, he had always known the truth in his heart, but he had always been unwilling to face it.
