[015] The Potters in the Mirror
In terms of physical condition, Carl is still weak - so he safely chose the rehabilitation time on the eve of the magic history class.
In this way, in the magic history class, Carl can supplement his sleep so that he will not be exhausted from fighting all night and will be discovered by anyone.
As Carl's rehabilitation progressed smoothly, it seemed that the entire Hogwarts had returned to peace. Although Harry and Ron were still obsessed with the secret room and even took the initiative to run to the library to find books about the three-headed dogs, at least for now, these two first-grade wizards have not had the courage and preparation to face the three-headed dogs.
Draco was a little anxious, but he also knew that it was useless to be anxious - in order to make Harry and Ron's adventure smoother, he even took the initiative to write a letter home, wanting to learn about the characteristics of the three-headed dog through the Malfoy family's family collection.
Unfortunately, the three-headed dog is too rare. Lucius, who was confused, did not understand what his son was going to do, nor could he find detailed information about the three-headed dog.
Not to mention how to deal with three-headed dogs.
It was under this turbulent calm that Dumbledore finally began his character test.
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"Harry." After a transformation class, Professor McGonagall stopped him, "The principal is looking for you. After this afternoon's herbal class, you need to go to the principal's office - the command is [Sizi Honey Sugar]."
At the beginning, Harry thought that his transformation was too poor, which made Professor McGonagall dissatisfied and wanted to leave him to criticize him. After learning that it was Dumbledore who called him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"You said, why did Dumbledore look for me?" Looking back, Harry told Ron the news, "Did we be discovered the time before?"
"...No, right?" Ron was a little confused at this time, "If he was really discovered, he wouldn't have called you over now--and he should have called me!"
"But what I care more about is this command." Seeing that it was not the story, Harry quickly diverted his attention. "I have heard of Sisi Honey Candy, but I have never had the chance to buy it-I really hope I can grow up quickly and go to Hodmod for a walk."
"If you need it." Just as Harry and Ron "Gryffindor whispered" (referring to loud bbs), Carl came over, "I live in Hogsmeade... If you need it, I can bring you some honey Duke's candies, and at this point, the principal and I accidentally got it together."
"...When did you come?" Ron then found that Carl appeared behind him, and suddenly became nervous, "There was no sound when walking."
"Actually, I've been there." Carl raised his eyebrows, "Just when you said you were discovered-I'm a little curious, what ulterior motives have you done?"
Harry looked a little cramped, and Ron narrowed his eyes even more.
"Let me guess." Carl smiled, "It would be troublesome to be found, and it's been a while - did you go to that duel?"
"How do you know?" Just as Ron thought it was not good, Harry's scream was blurted out, "You are obviously asleep."
"This is what you told me." Carl was innocent, "I just guess, and you admitted it-had a risk from me, Harry, I'm very disappointed with you!"
Facing Carl's eyes that "Baby is disappointed with you" were looking at him, Harry became more and more cramped. After he hesitating for a moment, he ignored Ron's crazy look at him and pulled Carl to tell everything.
"So, what you asked me about the three-headed dogs is because of this?" Carl frowned, "To be honest, I probably can't agree with you. The biology class that is difficult to measure with the strength of the three-headed dogs is not something that a freshman in the first grade can handle... If possible, I hope you completely forget this and never think about it again."
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Harry didn't speak, but judging from his appearance, he obviously didn't listen to Carl's words.
"Okay, okay." Seeing Harry really look like he is unwilling to give in, Carl shrugged helplessly, "If you have to do something, at least be fully prepared - the premise of taking risks is to be well prepared."
While speaking, Carl turned to Ron: "At this point, your two brothers are doing pretty well."
Responding to Carl was a cold snorted.
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After the herbal lesson, Harry spent some time and finally arrived at the principal's office with the help of Sir Nick.
After saying the command "Sizi Honey Candy", the door of the principal's office finally opened - Harry entered the principal's office with a little snail.
Just after Harry came in, the principal's office door closed by itself. Harry was startled and then began to look at the spacious room.
The walls are full of portraits of principals of all generations. On the shelf next to the desk, a beautiful bird is slowly combing its flying feathers.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is a large mirror placed in the middle of the principal's office.
Why did Dumbledore put a mirror here?
Harry blinked in confusion, and he leaned over to the mirror.
This is a very grand mirror, which reaches the ceiling with a gorgeous golden frame, and two claw-shaped feet are supported by them. At the top of the mirror, there is also a long string of words of unknown significance.
【Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi]
A string of simple reverse order texts, of course, Harry didn't realize it - he cared more about it, the mirror seemed very unusual, and although it was cleaner than any mirror he had ever seen, it did not reflect the portrait on the wall, the door of the principal's office.
When Harry first looked, he saw a blank space.
Blank mirror?
Harry was a little surprised.
Then, just as he rubbed his eyes and looked at the mirror carefully, Harry had to cover his mouth with his hands before he could scream.
The next moment, Harry turned around suddenly, his heart almost jumping out of his throat - because, just now, he saw not only himself in the mirror, but also a large number of people standing behind him.
Both old and young, both men and women.
Harry was startled--there was no one in the room!
After taking a few deep breaths, Harry slowly turned around and looked at the mirror again after calming down.
Yes, there was himself in the mirror, with a pale face and a terror - at the same time, there were at least a dozen people in the mirror standing behind him.
Harry turned his head and looked back - there was still no one, there were only a few portraits, and most of the people in the portrait were dozing off.
Could this mirror reveal the people in the portrait?
But... the quantity seems to be inconsistent!
Just when Harry was in amazement, in the mirror, a woman standing behind him was smiling and waving at him.
Out of an indescribable instinct, Harry also reached out and groped behind him - if the woman really existed, Harry should have touched her, and in the mirror, they were next to each other.
But Harry only touched the air.
Apparently, that woman and the others only exist in the mirror.
Harry looked at the woman carefully—from a heartfelt desire.
She is a very beautiful woman with crimson hair and gem-like green eyes like Harry.
"Her eyes look exactly the same as mine, not bad at all." Harry thought, "and the same as my aunt..."
Then Harry found the woman started crying - while smiling, she cried so sadly, as if she had lost the most precious thing in the world.
The tall, black-haired, thin man standing beside her was holding her tightly with his big hands.
Harry turned his eyes to the man-he was wearing glasses, his hair was messy, and a bunch of hair on the back of his head stood up disobediently, just like Harry's.
For some reason, Harry wanted to see more clearly, so he walked into the mirror and almost touched the tip of his nose with his nose in the mirror.
Yes, yes!
Harry slowly looked at the faces of the others in the mirror one by one, and found that they all had green eyes and noses that were exactly the same as him. A small old man even had uneven knees that were exactly the same as Harry - a bold idea appeared in Harry's mind. He hesitated, pursed his lips, and finally spoke.
"Mom...Dad?"
What responded to him was the light head of the person in the mirror and the uncontrollable tears - even the tall man couldn't help but cover his eyes.
In the principal's office, Harry was already crying like rain.
I saw my family!
These are my family!
I have family too!
Harry threw himself into the mirror and called everyone's name in tears. Although this introverted boy had a not very happy childhood, even when he was locked in a small compartment and bullied by his cousin, Harry never cried.
And now, Harry burst into tears.
He was like a child who had finally found a home, laughing loudly while crying. His heart was like his expression, full of joy and sadness.
Dumbledore saw everything clearly.
He knew what Harry saw without even asking—at this moment, behind Dumbledore's half-moon glasses, his eyes that had a clear understanding of the world were also a little cloudy.
"Sorry, Harry, sorry." Dumbledore said silently in his heart, "Forgive my choice..."
The next moment, just as Harry threw himself into the mirror and almost threw the entire mirror down, Dumbledore finally appeared.
"Harry...sorry, I'm a little late."
Chapter completed!