novelslam Chapter 1019 Spider's End Alley (Big Chapter 2 in 1)
Chapter 1019 Spider's End Alley (Big Chapter 2 in 1)
Chapter 1019 Spider's End Alley (two chapters in one)
4 Privet Drive,
Standing in the messy bedroom, Harry was hastily packing his luggage.
In the room, there are various cluttered items scattered here and there:
Hedwig's strawberry droppings; half-eaten apple cores; spellbooks cluttered with robes;
There are also various covers of transfiguration learning materials, the contents of which are actually some colorful comics for practicing handicrafts.
Of course, there are also several guides to picking up girls that Ron gave away, such as:
"Twelve Magical Weapons to Fascinate Witches", "Don't come up and ask "Are you there", the opening words that smart men would say", "How to Chase Other Girlfriends Thirteen Ways"...
Harry hid these cheat books, as well as the thick notes specially made, in the middle of the suitcase.
He looked around, picked up the newspaper on the table, and read it carefully.
The photos of the newspaper headlines are also very eye-catching:
William held up the Dark Lord's wand.
Harry may be the happy man for this news.
He still remembered Ollivander telling him the first time he went to the wand shop:
His and Voldemort's wands are twin wands, both from the tail feathers of the phoenix Fawkes.
Harry had been feeling very ill, and now it was fine, Voldemort's wand, which had been destroyed by William.
In his opinion:
William...forever a god...doesn't accept rebuttals!
So in the past few days, Harry has read this report several times.
But reading newspapers is more exciting than watching a match on the spot.
Ron wrote to him yesterday, boasting:
"People are at the scene, just got off the broom."
Although he knew Ron was bragging, Harry was still a little jealous of his good luck.
After all, even if you're not on the scene, but the Burrow is so close, you can remotely ob with a telescope.
Sure enough, Christmas should not come back!
Harry really felt miscalculated.
The main purpose of his coming back was not to celebrate Christmas with the Dursleys, but to ask his aunt about Snape and his mother.
Finding my mother's sister, asking about my mother's relationship with another man...it sounds really weird.
But Harry thought that Aunt Petunia must know the truth.
Good idea, bad result.
On his first day back, he had asked this question, and brought out Snape's photo.
Unexpectedly, after seeing the photo, Aunt Petunia directly denied it, saying that she did not know him.
She also lost her temper, as if she had been shot.
In the evening, Aunt Petunia even overcooked the rice rarely.
Even Uncle Vernon's suit was scorched.
Dudley's game console was also thrown into the trash can.
The homework that Harry had worked so hard to copy was also put in the washing machine and mixed thoroughly.
In the next few days, Aunt Petunia also lost her mind, completely ignoring Harry, treating him as a passerby.
Seeing this situation, even a fool like Dudley couldn't believe it. The two of them didn't know each other.
She knows, but she won't say it!
This made Harry think suddenly.
Snape and Lily have known each other since childhood, so he and Petunia are probably also friends.
But when it came to Snape, she lost control of herself.
Could it be...Aunt Petunia had a crush on Snape?
Or, the two used to be lovers, but after breaking up, they became angry with embarrassment?
But looking at Snape's appearance, he didn't seem like the kind that was popular with girls when he was a child.
Could it be that he pursued both Lily and Petunia?
Well you Snape, the sisters also want to attack at the same time!
Isn't this William's behavior? !
(William: Meow meow?)
Harry became angry, remembering the words that have been passed down in the Hogwarts classics forever, and then cursed secretly:
"Don't be too Stark!"
After Harry packed his luggage, he stopped thinking about it.
He pressed his cheek against the cold windowpane, observing the movement outside the house.
The cloud of hot air sitting on the window was shone brightly by the orange street lamps outside.
In this unnatural light, his face was bloodless, his black hair was matted, and he looked a bit like a ghost.
Since his aunt can't get the answer here, he will go to the place where he can find the answer.
That's right, after careful consideration, Harry was about to leave home.
After observing for a while, I couldn't go any further.
Harry put everything in a ring with a traceless stretching spell bought at Akali's mysterious shop.
He took out the invisibility cloak again, put it on his body, and tiptoed towards downstairs.
Passing by Dudley's room, Harry saw through the crack of the door that he was playing a computer game.
However, because he died several times in a row, he screamed out of frustration and smashed the computer screen with his fist.
Harry laughed and walked slowly down the stairs again. He came to the living room, where Dursley and Petunia were sitting on the sofa watching the news.
But it's not domestic news. Britain is in a mess recently. Prime Minister Major must find some international news to divert attention.
At this time, the BBC is using the tone of the underworld, showing war scenes.
It turns out that Israel and Palestine are fighting again.
All kinds of missiles, bombing in turn, and the Iron Curtain defense system, it looks like fireworks are being set off.
Uncle Vernon began pointing again. He sprayed the Jew for a while before turning to look at his wife.
Petunia was wearing a simple light orange coat and was knitting, but she was really out of her mind.
Uncle frowned, got up and paced up and down the room.
He was also a little curious about who Snape was.
Unlike Harry, he would not think that his wife had any relationship with Snape.
He knew better than anyone that Petunia hated wizards.
In fact, it's not that they haven't thought about accepting wizards.
Back then, after he proposed to Petunia, she confessed to him that her sister was a witch.
Although Vernon was shocked, he assured Petunia that he would not alienate her because of this, and he was willing to accept the sister.
But that first meeting with Lily and her boyfriend, James Potter, ruined everything.
The two sides broke up badly, and he and Petunia rushed out of the restaurant, while Lily cried into tears.
Since then, the two families have never seen each other again.
Until that night, he found the small baby with the lightning scar on his forehead at the door.
Harry stopped suddenly because he heard his uncle talking.
Vernon stared at Petunia and asked cautiously, "Honey, you really don't know that Snape?"
Petunia didn't want to hide it from her husband, he hesitated for a long time, looked around to make sure Harry wasn't there, and finally nodded and said:
"I know him. Just looking at the photo, I recognized him at a glance. He was that terrible boy back then.
He used to live in Spider's End near my house and had a good relationship with my sister. "
Penny simply recounted the previous things, and said in a low voice:
"My sister went with him and only came home every holiday. I always thought they were lovers."
Penny pondered for a moment, then continued:
"After Lily's fifth-grade summer break, that horrible boy came to the house and Lily had a fight with him.
I never saw him again. "
With a thump in Harry's heart, he recalled that memory:
Snape was hanged by his father James with magic, Lily stepped forward, and Snape called her mother a mudblood.
Because of this incident, the two broke up completely?
Harry eavesdropped for a while longer, making sure that Snape did know his mother, before leaving the house.
He quietly walked towards a small house on Magnolia Crescent Street.
There is one last place he needs to go.
But Harry had no Muggle money with him either.
Although there are Galleons, they cannot ride the Knight Bus.That's too dangerous, and it's easy to give away the location.
In the past, Harry might have been so reckless about the consequences.
But the lessons of the past two years are too tragic.
Or because of recklessness and the harm it caused, Harry finally grew a lot.
He needed a safer, more private way to travel.
Apparation is the first choice, but Harry won't, he needs to find a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
He knew that there were members of the Order of the Phoenix secretly protecting him.
Even after several inquiries, Harry was basically sure about the wizard who would take care of him and the shift time.
That's why Harry came out now, because there are so many members of the Order of the Phoenix, only one person will agree to his request.
And this point is that the person is on duty...if he didn't leave his post without authorization.
Harry walked towards the gravel wall, and in the corner, sure enough, he saw a wizard dozing off.
He was a squat, unshaven wizard with short, bow-legged heads and long, unkempt ginger hair.
"Hello, Mundungus." Harry took off the Invisibility Cloak and shook his hand.
"I'm not sleeping...Mrs. Figg, I'm just...closing my eyes."
Mundungus wiped his saliva hastily, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he realized it was Harry.
"Oh, hello, Harry," said Mundungus, with an air of very briskness that was nothing like it, "what's the matter?"
"I need to get out of here."
Harry's words took Mundungus by surprise. "What? Are you leaving?"
"Do you want to go to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, or the Burrow, or Hogwarts? But it's not time to start school yet..."
"No, I'm going to Cokeworth," said Harry.
"What are you doing there?"
Harry decided to tell a little lie: "I'm going to see Professor Snape, who lives in Spider's End, Cokeworth."
"No, Harry." Mundungus shook his head:
"Snape forbids anyone from going to his house, he will kill me if found out."
"Really?" Harry said coldly, "Don't forget, you stole a lot of valuable things from Black's old house while Sirius was not at home."
He threatened slowly, "If I told Sirius this, what do you think he would do?"
"I didn't..." Mundungus stammered, his face slowly turning into a liver color.
"Take me there quickly." Harry softened his tone.
"I'll be leaving soon, and then you take me to the Burrow without anyone noticing.
I won't tell Sirius about your stealing.If he finds out, I will also help you speak well.
I am his godson, and he listens to me the most. "
Mundungus nodded hesitantly, convinced.
Harry smiled contentedly.
Last summer, after being attacked by dementors, he still hated Mundungus' irresponsibility.
Now I like this quality.
Grabbing Mundungus' arm, the two disappeared into thin air.
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Cokeworth,
is the Midlands of England.
It sits on the edge of a dirty river with industrial waste strewn around the banks.
It has been basically abandoned, and many residents have moved.
In addition to the worsening environment, the town has gone bankrupt due to the decline of traditional industries.
This is very similar to the world's largest bankrupt city - Detroit, the city of cars.
Harry suddenly remembered that he had been here before.
Six years ago, in order to avoid letters from Hogwarts, Uncle Vernon moved the whole family here.
Harry walked towards a certain block according to memory.
In a dilapidated house, he left Mundungus at the door while he entered the house through the window.
This is the house of my grandparents, and since they passed away, it has been completely deserted.
Harry walked towards the second floor and stopped in front of a room with a sign that said Lily.
Harry pushed the door open, expecting to see some traces, but there was nothing inside.
But the ground was surprisingly clean, there was not much dust, and there were no cobwebs on the walls.
Harry was sure there was no way the Dursleys would come to clean it, so...
Standing at the window, he looked out and could see a dirty river.
The river is meandering, weeds are overgrown on both sides, and garbage is piled up.
A huge chimney, the relic of an abandoned mill, towered high, eerie and ominous.
That's Spider's End.
After hesitating for a long time, Harry pulled out the Firebolt by accident, quietly rode on it, and flew towards that side.
There was no sound, only the black water whimpering, and there was no sign of life.
In the alley are rows of dilapidated brick houses, and the windows on the houses look dark and lifeless in the night.
After landing on the ground, Harry wandered around in a daze. He didn't know what he was looking for.
Several street lamps were out of order. As he walked, he was sometimes illuminated by lights and sometimes shrouded in darkness.
Steps echoed on the cobblestones as they walked past the dilapidated, boarded-up windows.
These houses seem to have been unoccupied for a long time.
Harry found it hard to believe that Snape... Professor, lived here alone.
Have you been guarding the little house that has been abandoned for a long time?
Harry didn't know where the professor lived, so he walked along the road and soon came to the last house.
He stopped.
Only this house, dimly lit in the windows.
He stood at the door, looking up at the wooden door, panting slightly, smelling the smell of the sewage river blown by the evening wind.
Harry raised his hand, wanting to knock on the door, but stopped, frozen in mid-air.
At this moment, the door was suddenly opened, revealing a yellow face.
Greasy long hair hangs on both sides, with a pair of black eyes in the middle.
For the first time, Harry discovered that Professor Snape's eyes were so black and bright, like black pearls in the night sky.
But Snape's expression was so frightened that it was a little distorted.
He grabbed Harry's arm and dragged him into the room, growling:
"Why are you here?! Did you know he was there too?!
Are you courting death? ! "
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(There is an epidemic in Hefei, and the school is urgently going to get vaccinated, and the team has lined up for several miles. Sigh.
Two-in-one four thousand words sent. )
(End of this chapter)