Chapter 286

"... McLean, what do you think?"

About "whether Harry should know the status quo", Sirius cunningly handed over the words to Marca.

For Maka, almost everyone in the order of the Phoenix is very convinced. No one can treat him as an ordinary Hogwarts student.

Since Marca regained the Sorcerer's stone from Chilo, who was possessed by Voldemort, every confrontation between him and Voldemort was admirable. As the head of the order of the Phoenix, he was personally entrusted by Dumbledore.

And his own strength almost covered up the fact that "Voldemort's strength now is much better than that in the past".

There is no doubt that Marca, who is at the forefront of anti Voldemort as Harry's peers, is the best person to decide whether Harry should understand the current situation.

Moreover, it was Marca who initially decided to hide Harry. But almost everyone thought his reason was similar to that of Mrs. Weasley, so that they ignored the fact that he actually "didn't make any explanation".

What did Maka think? Everyone couldn't help but wonder under the reminder of Sirius.

"Harry," Marca thought. He put down his custard, put away his smile and looked at him calmly, "... What do you want to know?"

Marca's tone was relaxed, as if she were asking Harry what to eat tomorrow morning. But somehow Harry, who had felt a little stuffy before, was silent now.

"... I want to know... Where is Voldemort? And... Why did he let Dementors attack me..."

Harry spoke slowly, and the hesitation in his heart was obvious.

Although Maka is as calm as ever, as long as Maka stands in front of him, he can't mention the courage to face everything. Is he really qualified to face Voldemort?

"What would you do if you knew where Voldemort was?" Marca asked again.

"Knock him down, of course!" said Harry, biting his teeth. "He killed my parents and killed so many innocent people!"

"How do you want to beat him?" Marca continued calmly.

"I -" Harry's breathing became heavier and heavier, his head gradually dropped, and the bangs on his forehead almost covered his eyes. "I... don't know."

"Do you still want to know where he is?"

Under Marca's questioning one after another, Harry couldn't help recalling what Hermione mentioned, which originally came from Marca:

"Harry is not in good shape now. He needs to get rid of the shadow of the top three first, otherwise he is not suitable to participate."

There was another repressive silence. Harry clenched his hands. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly raised his head again.

"Yes!" he paused and looked firmly at Maka. "If you don't understand his words, you'll never know how to defeat him?"

"Well said!" a satisfied smile flashed across Sirius's face.

Maka also nodded and said, "since you are willing to use your brain, it won't be a bad thing to let you know more about the situation... Mrs. Weasley, sometimes it's more dangerous to know nothing. I believe you understand this truth."

"Harry has already been involved in this vortex. If he doesn't swim by himself, we may not be able to push him out of the vortex no matter how hard we try, won't we?"

"Well," said Mrs. Weasley, taking a deep breath and scanning the table, "well, well, it seems that my opinion has been rejected... I just want to say: at least in some dangerous and uncertain situations, it's best not to let Harry know that I, as a person who cares about Harry's vital interests --"

"He's not your son," Sirius whispered.

"But he's like my son!" said Mrs. Weasley angrily. "Who else does he have?"

"He has me!"

"Yes," said Mrs. Weasley, tilting her mouth, "the point is that you're locked up in Azkaban and can't take care of him at all, can you?"

Sirius could hardly help jumping out of his chair.

"Molly, you must not be the only one on this table who cares about Harry." lupin said seriously. "Sirius, sit down, too."

Sirius and Mrs. Weasley both closed their lips tightly and slowly sat back in their chairs.

"As Marca just did, I think we should respect Harry's opinion on this matter," lupin continued. "He's not young. I think he can make his own decision."

"Yes, I want to know!" said Harry at once.

He didn't see Mrs. Weasley - he was really moved when Mrs. Weasley said she was like her own son. But at the same time, he was also troubled by Mrs. Weasley's excessive doting on himself.

He agreed with Sirius that he was no longer a child.

"Very well -" Mrs. Weasley's voice became hoarse. "Ginny! Ron! Hermione! George! Fred! I want you to leave this kitchen right away!"

Before the words fell, the room suddenly seemed to burst into a pot.

"We are adults!" the twin brothers shouted at the same time.

"Harry knows, why can't I?" Ron shouted.

"Mom, I want to stay and listen!" Ginny shrieked.

"No!" yelled Mrs. Weasley, rising to her feet with wide eyes. "I absolutely can't allow --"

"Molly, you can't stop George and Fred," said Mr. Weasley wearily. "They're adults."

"They are still at school!"

"But they are all legal adults," Mr. Weasley said helplessly.

"I -- oh! Well, George and Fred can stay," Mrs. Weasley blushed. "But Ron and Hermione! You've known enough lately!"

"Harry, he'll tell us what you said anyway!" Ron said angrily. "You will, won't you?"

He met Harry's eyes again and asked a question with a little uncertainty.

At this moment, Harry wanted to say to Ron that he wouldn't tell him a word. This can let him taste the taste of being kept in the dark and see if it feels good.

But when they looked at each other, Harry's impulse to be careful seemed to disappear at once.

"Yes, of course I will," Harry said calmly.

Hermione and Ron were beaming.

"Good!" cried Weasley. "That's good! Ginny - you go to bed!"

Ginny couldn't escape her mother's palm, but she didn't leave obediently.

They lost their temper when they heard her shouting and yelling at her mother all the way upstairs. Then in the hall, the old lady gave out her deafening scream, which intensified the noise.

Lupin hurried out with him. He had to calm the portrait again, or it would be difficult to continue talking.

At this time, Maka also stood up and said, "then you continue to talk. I have to go to bed first."

……

That night, we finally disclosed some of the truth in front of the children. Although Hermione and Ron knew something in advance, they didn't know a lot.

For example, some changes in the Ministry of magic, as well as some of the latest actions taken by Voldemort.

To tell the truth, the situation is actually very complicated, especially in the Ministry of magic. Even Mr. Weasley, Tonks, Kingsley and others who work in the Ministry of magic don't know the specific situation.

All they knew was that someone was putting pressure on the Daily Prophet not to report any news about Voldemort, which was undoubtedly a dangerous signal.

Fortunately, Maka's audition will be very effective. It not only sets up the image of Lockhart, but also reminds the Wizards in the magic world that Voldemort has returned, which is an unchangeable fact.

"So the news of Voldemort's return has spread, hasn't it?" Harry frowned. "Then why did he bother to cover it up?"

"Voldemort doesn't swagger to other people's doors and knock on their doors, Harry," Sirius explained. "He casts black magic on them, recites evil spells, intimidates and lures them... He does have a lot of secret activities."

"Anyway, gathering followers must be just one of his interests. He probably has other plans. He can advance the plan unconsciously, but he needs to keep a low profile as much as possible to reduce the bad impact."

"What else does he want besides followers?" Harry responded quickly.

He seemed to see Sirius and lupin exchanging eyes quickly, and then Sirius answered.

"Something you can only get secretly." seeing Harry's puzzled face, Sirius added, "... Like a weapon - something he didn't have last time."

"When was the last wizard war?"

"Yes."

"Like what kind of weapon?" said Harry. "More powerful than the curse of death?"

"Enough!" cried Mrs. Weasley suddenly, standing in the shadow by the door.

Harry was so absorbed that he didn't even notice that Mrs. Weasley had finished sending Ginny upstairs and had returned.

She held her arms and her face was full of anger.

"I really want you to go to bed, everyone!" she added, looking at George, Fred, Hermione and Ron one by one.

"You've obviously told Harry enough..." Mrs. Weasley said to Sirius again. "Go on, and you'll soon be able to absorb him to the order of the Phoenix!"

"Why not?" - this sentence turned around Harry's mouth and was swallowed back by him.

He thought of Marca. Although Marca was not here at the moment, he still thought of him - Harry knew that he was not qualified to join the order of the Phoenix, at least not now.

"I think Molly is right," lupin said calmly. "Sirius, we have really said enough today."

Sirius shrugged his shoulders slightly, but did not continue to argue.

Weasley greeted her sons and Hermione angrily. Everyone got up one by one, and Harry had to follow them reluctantly.