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Chapter 1546: Past Hatred

In the wedding photograph Sirius had given him of his parents, Harry had never seen his uncle and aunt among the guests.

They hadn’t attended the wedding, but knowing his parents, especially his mother, Harry was sure Petunia and Vernon Dursley had been invited.

Judging from Uncle Vernon's tone, it seemed things had gone wrong at their very first meeting. ...

In the past, Harry would’ve done everything he could to find out what had happened — what his father had said t...

Chapter 1545: The Hatred That Started Eighteen Years Ago

After Dedalus finished speaking, there was a moment of silence. No one answered him. Uncle Vernon was still staring, appalled, at the bulge in Dedalus’s waistcoat pocket, in a daze, completely spaced out. ...

Harry didn't say anything either. He was thinking about the sudden change of plan.

If they weren’t going to use Apparition, how were the members of the Order of the Phoenix planning to get him out of here?!

“Perhaps we should wait outside in the hall, Dedalus,” ...

Chapter 1544: Sacred Ceremony

Yes, no one thought that this day would come so soon.

The happy summer vacation, those happy memories, seemed like yesterday.

If time could be frozen, how wonderful that would be!

"Hermione and I are leaving, we..." Before Evan could finish, his mother got to her feet and pulled him into her arms.

She was crying. Since they had already said so much before, this time, apart from the words of farewell, there was nothing more to say.

But the tears of parting were in...

Chapter 1543: A Hard Parting

When Dudley heard Harry mention the Dementors, his hands jerked upward to cover his mouth.

With his parents’ and Harry’s eyes upon him, he slowly lowered them again and asked anxiously, “There are … more of them?"

“More?” laughed Harry. “More than the two that attacked us, you mean? Of course there are, there are thousands, probably all that’s left, because Dumbledore destroyed the evil … that creature beneath Azkaban, there are no more new Dementors, but the cur...

Chapter 1542: Argument

There was silence. Harry thought he had rather impressed his uncle with this argument.

He didn’t seem to quite believe that Sirius could be that rich, but he also didn’t quite believe they would go to such lengths to seize this house. He was caught in a mental contradiction.

"Well, well, that boy of Mr. Mason's..."

"You mean Evan?" Harry prompted.

He knew that in Uncle Vernon's eyes, the Evans were the ones who were truly rich and powerful, and they had always been...

Chapter 1541: Harry's Summer Vacation

Harry sighed and carefully searched for other fragments of the mirror in the trunk, but nothing more remained except powdered glass, which clung to the deepest layer of debris like glittering grit.

As he felt around, Harry was suddenly seized by a wave of irritation. Impatiently, he flipped the entire trunk over and dumped everything out.

Then, he stared blankly at the empty trunk and the pile of junk on the floor for a long time, and fell weakly on the bed.

‘I'll clean it...

Chapter 1540: Still a Child

At the bottom of the newspaper, Betty Braithwaite wrote: There can be no doubt that Skeeter has quilled an instant bestseller. Dumbledore’s legions of admirers, meanwhile, may well be trembling at what is soon to emerge about their hero.

After reading the article, Evan stared at the photograph of Rita Skeeter for a while.

For a moment, he even wondered if this woman had turned into a beetle again and sneaked into Hogwarts to record everything that happened that night.

But ...

Chapter 1539: The Secret to be Revealed

Dumbledore's most surprising secret!

Well, if Rita Skeeter's articles were not so unreliable, Evan might actually be interested in this topic and want to buy a copy of the biography to take a look.

Undoubtedly, Dumbledore had many secrets, and the most surprising one among them…

What was it? The secret of the Deathly Hallows? His tragic family past? The lifelong feud with Voldemort? Or the love-hate relationship with Grindelwald?

Apparently, the last one was the mos...

Chapter 1538: Biography

Hermione finished reading, and Elphias Doge's account was basically true.

This was Dumbledore, the greatest wizard in the world.

For many people, this might have been the first time they heard about these past events related to Dumbledore. What they were familiar with was the Dumbledore of the present:

A man advanced in age and esteemed in virtue, silver-haired and bearded, who had led Hogwarts for many years.

As for Dumbledore's early years, few people mentioned them ...

Chapter 1537: Obituary

After seeing Evan nod, Hermione’s clear voice rang out in the room:

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE REMEMBERED

by Elphias Doge

I met Albus Dumbledore at the age of eleven, on our first day at Hogwarts. Our mutual attraction was undoubtedly due to the fact that we both felt ourselves to be outsiders.

I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at school, and while I was no longer contagious, my pockmarked visage and greenish hue did not encourage many to approach me.

...

Chapter 1536: Evan’s Summer Vacation

Evan was carefully combing through the information he could find about Gringotts. He was going to go there to retrieve the golden cup after Bill and Fleur's wedding.

Hermione was sitting not far from him on the bed, flipping through the latest newspaper.

This summer, their two families were spending the holidays together.

They were currently in an old English manor in Derbyshire. Evan, Hermione, and their parents had been here for almost the entire vacation.

It was Eva...

Chapter 1535: Werewolves and Death

The Death Eaters didn't care about any of that. They were happy to see others suffer, as long as it wasn't them. so jubilant were they at Bellatrix and the Malfoys’ humiliation. Bellatrix’s face, so recently flushed with happiness, had turned an ugly, blotchy red.

“She is no niece of ours, my Lord,” she cried over the outpouring of mirth. "Just like Sirius, who was driven out of the Black family, we — Narcissa and I — have never set eyes on our sister since she married the M...

Chapter 1534: Shadow Monster

Being a Death Eater was too much pressure for Wormtail, especially at the thought of having to face Sirius Black again, he couldn't help but tremble... But he had no other choice. The fact that Voldemort hadn’t killed him outright was already a blessing. Peter Pettigrew ran out of the room in a panic.

The room was quiet again, and Voldemort's red eyes swept slowly across the frightened faces of his followers.

“As I was saying,” he said, "I understand better now. I need to me...

Chapter 1533: Take Action

“My Lord,” Yaxley went on, “Dawlish believes an entire party of Aurors will be used to transfer the boy —."

Voldemort held up a large white hand, and Yaxley subsided at once, watching resentfully as Voldemort turned back to Snape.

"Evan Mason," said Voldemort. "Has anyone seen the boy leave Hogwarts with a scepter entwined with two green serpents?"

"Yes, my Lord!" Snape replied. "On the night he went out with Dumbledore, he brought that strange scepter with him. But ...

Chapter 1532: Monsters and Intelligence

The yew hedges muffled the sound of the men’s footsteps. There was a rustle somewhere to their right: Yaxley drew his wand again, pointing it over his companion’s head, but he quickly lowered it again. The source of the noise proved to be nothing more than a pure-white peacock, strutting majestically along the top of the hedge.

"Humph, he always did himself well, Lucius. Peacocks …” Yaxley thrust his wand back under his cloak with a snort.

Snape said nothing. He had been h...

Chapter 1531: The Rise of the Dark Lord

"Evan, is that your Minister for Magic?" Gabrielle asked, looking at Scrimgeour's back, "You and Harry just rejected him like that?!"

"Well, I wouldn’t say we rejected him exactly — our positions are just different. Like trains on separate tracks, our paths were never meant to align with Scrimgeour's," Evan replied, ruffling Gabrielle’s hair.

Gabrielle nodded somewhat vaguely, as if she half-understood.

"I think he's really annoying!" said Ginny. "He just wants to use ...

Chapter 1530: A New Chapter

As the flames vanished, a shower of arrows soared through the air, causing a few more cries of shock, but they fell far short of the crowd. It was, Evan knew, the centaurs’ tribute: He saw them turn tail and disappear back into the cool trees. Likewise, the Merpeople sank slowly back into the green water and were lost from view.

Dumbledore's funeral was over, and a new chapter had began!

"We’re going to start a war," said Evan softly as he stood up.

At that time, loud wa...

Chapter 1529: The White Tomb

At that moment, music sounded in the open space by the lake shore.

The sound was ethereal, like otherworldly music.

Suddenly hearing the sound, many heads were turning, searching, a little alarmed.

Evan was also a little distracted, but soon realized that it was the voice of the Merpeople.

He noticed that Hermione had already found them, while Elaine and Gabrielle were still searching, looking bewildered. Evan nudged the two of them and motioned them to look to the lef...

Chapter 1528: People Attending the Funeral

Ron gave no sign that he was aware of Percy either, apart from stabbing pieces of kipper with unwonted venom.

He was stabbing them with such force and not even eating them. No one could tell whether he was imagining the kipper as Percy or Snape — either way, both were people he absolutely loathed.

Over at the Slytherin table Crabbe and Goyle were muttering together and occasionally glancing around.

Hulking boys though they were, they looked oddly lonely without the tall, p...

Chapter 1527: Dumbledore's Funeral

Evan couldn’t be certain whether the creature in the picture was Herpo the Foul or some other monster, but judging from the context, there was no doubt that thousands of years ago, a group of Dark wizards in the regions surrounding the Mediterranean in southern Europe had once fanatically worshiped some kind of evil god.

At that time, it was the most prosperous and advanced region of magical civilization, and those powerful wizards built temples and structures in honor of the evil god...

Chapter 1526: Hiding

As soon as Professor McGonagall finished speaking, Harry immediately said, "Can we leave, Professor?"

"We should leave!" Evan followed.

None of them wanted to see, or be interrogated by, Rufus Scrimgeour tonight.

"Yes, you may," said Professor McGonagall. “And quickly."

“I’ll come find you in a bit,” said Sirius Black, striding over to the door and holding it open for them.

"By the way, Professor, it's best not to tell the Minister what Dumbledore went ou...

Chapter 1525: Burial

The conversation was deadlocked. Professor McGonagall and Sirius held completely opposite opinions and refused to give in.

This situation had occurred many times before in the meetings of the Order of the Phoenix. Evan could understand Sirius’s perspective, but he also understood Professor McGonagall’s concerns.

Emotionally, no one could accept simply giving up on Hogwarts.

However, with such a huge disparity in power, it would be too stupid to defend Hogwarts Castle aga...

Chapter 1524: The Future of Hogwarts

After Hagrid left, Professor McGonagall turned around to look at Evan and Harry.

"Evan, Harry, I would like a quick word with you. If you’ll come with me. ..." she said with a sigh. "Remus, Sirius, would you come too? Now it's a matter of life and death for Hogwarts. You were once professors here as well. I’d like to hear your opinions on the future of the school."

"The future of the school?!" Sirius stood up and said, his voice was hoarse and sounded strange. “Minerva, you�...

Chapter 1523: Follow-up

Soon, the hospital door opened again and Professor McGonagall entered the ward, looking haggard.

Like all the rest, she bore marks of the recent battle: There were grazes on her face and her robes were ripped.

"What happened? Fawkes has been behaving strangely — he keeps lamenting. And Sirius just ran into the room where the Death Eaters are being held, shouting and asking about Professor Snape, like he was provoked by something,” she said. “The whole castle is in chaos. Wh...

Chapter 1522: The Phoenix Lament

Noticing that Evan and Harry had stopped, Hagrid urged them impatiently again. He was starting to get agitated.

Although he stubbornly believed that Dumbledore would be fine, Evan and Harry's words, as well as the Twin Serpent Staff in Evan's hand, stimulated Hagrid's increasingly sensitive nerves all the time.

Dumbledore was dead. That thought had taken root in his mind and refused to go away. It was as if the sky had fallen.

The light in the darkness had vanished. The worl...

Chapter 1521: Evan’s Talk with Harry

“Yeh all righ’, Harry? Yeh all righ’?"

Hagrid’s huge, hairy face was swimming above Harry, blocking out the stars.

He shook Harry hard, and Evan asked him to be gentler. In Hagrid's hands, Harry was like a doll. Even if he hadn’t just been stunned by Snape’s spell, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand that kind of shaking.

“I’m all right, Hagrid, I'm all right," panted Harry. "What about you two?"

"Evan and I took care of those two Death Eaters in ...

Chapter 1520: The Confrontation between Harry and Snape

Malfoy didn't understand, just like he didn't understand why Snape had killed Dumbledore without hesitation, he also couldn’t understand Evan’s behavior just moments ago.

If Evan had stopped them, they definitely wouldn’t have been able to escape!

"P-Professor!" Malfoy murmured, licking his dry lips.

This word was so unfamiliar to him, he hadn't called Snape that in a whole year.

Noticing that Snape was listening, he continued to ask, "Evan Mason, why did he let ...

Chapter 1519: Strange Godfather

Harry, too, had lost all ability to think. He now had only one thought in his mind: to catch Snape and avenge Dumbledore!

Even though he already knew that Dumbledore had willingly chosen to die, things shouldn’t have turned out like this. It shouldn't have been Snape who killed Dumbledore.

Impossible. Things couldn’t have happened this way.

Why was it Snape? Dumbledore obviously trusted him so much.

Even if it had been Malfoy who killed Dumbledore, Harry wouldn't h...

Chapter 1518: Good Luck

Harry was pulled to his feet. It was his godfather, Sirius Black!

He was covered in dust, his left arm was bleeding, and the battle was extremely fierce.

"Harry, what's going on?" Sirius asked.

As he spoke, he pulled Harry back and seized the chance to cast a spell at an enormous, blond Death Eater across from them.

"Sirius, it's Snape. He ... he killed Professor Dumbledore," said Harry with difficulty, his eyes stinging.

Another blast tore through the air, and h...

Chapter 1517: Death and Departure

At that moment, there were renewed sounds of scuffling from below and a voice shouted, “They’ve blocked the stairs — Reducto! REDUCTO!"

It was the voice of Mad-Eye Moody, who was not far below and was about to come up!

“Now, Draco, quickly!” said the brutal-faced man angrily.

But Malfoy’s hand was shaking so badly that he could barely aim.

"Do it!"

“I said, do it, do you hear me!"

“Draco, do it now, or stand aside so one of us —” screech...