if i am not me

Chapter 182

A group of people strode across the dim cellar corridor of Hogwarts, making the dull sound of the soles of their boots touching the slate.

Mad-Eye looked at every corner of the corridor, maintaining his vigilance as if someone would jump out in a second, but he caught the eye of an orange-haired woman next to him. "This is Hogwarts, Mad-Eye!", she whispered, waving her slender hand.

"I know!" Mad-Eye replied gruffly, still staring at those dark corners, "but that's no reason to relax."

Hearing this, the man surrounded in the middle chuckled and said, "Tonks, it's not like you don't understand his temper."

"Oh, I know I know!" With a look of exasperation, Tonks continued to wave his fingers, changing the color of a strand of hair. "I just don't want to be so nervous all the time, you know, he makes me nervous too."

"Nervousness keeps you on your toes!" Mad-Eye snorted, turning his eyes to Tonks. "Also, don't mess with your hair, keep your strength."

Tonks' hair turned red in an instant, and just as she was about to go mad, a clear cough interrupted her scream, "It's midnight now, let's not disturb the children."

It was another man surrounded by the crowd who spoke.As if by magic, Tonks and Mad-Eye fell silent as soon as he finished speaking.

"I can't hear the hell..." Sirius, who was also protected by the Aurors, was the closest to the man, and couldn't help muttering.

This reason is also what James can say.

Hehe smiled, as if he didn't hear what Sirius said, James said to the Aurors around him with a little apology, "It's me who said it, and I have to trouble you at such a late hour."

You still come if you know the trouble! ?

Sirius cursed endlessly.It was originally planned that he would come over, but James suddenly said that he would come in person, which made the already busy Aurors turn their backs.

reason?

All right!Maybe the sincerity of the Minister for Magic would make the kid want to help them more.

The corridor in the cellar was not very long, and they arrived at Snape's office after a while.

"2:43." Snape who was standing outside the door said coldly.

"Sorry." Without explaining the reason for being late, James kept a smile on his face, ignoring Sirius' eye knife.In the absence of Lily, he could still treat Snape sensibly - at least on the surface.

No one spoke anymore, the Aurors consciously searched for the best defensive location, while James and Sirius followed Snape into his office.

"I think I'm going to throw up if I drink any more." On the sofa in the office, Ron, who had never liked the milky smell of milk, couldn't help complaining.Too bad he had no choice, here, he had to drink whatever Snape wanted him to drink.

"Shut up, you." Yawning, Hermione gave him a sideways glance, but her mind turned around countless times.It stands to reason that nothing will happen to them after finding the crown.It's a pity that God didn't do what people wanted. After handing over the crown, they were left behind, sitting in the professor's office, drinking hot milk that made them fall asleep.

"I'd rather drink water..." Ron stared resentfully at the white liquid in the glass, looking like he wanted to find a place to pour it out.

When the three of James came in, they heard this conversation, which made Sirius laugh. "Hey, Sev, you're giving milk to a bunch of 15- and 6-year-olds?"

The voice of Sirius greatly frightened the few people who were sitting lazily.They never heard the door open!

Snape didn't comment on what Sirius said, but he didn't intend to let the topic open at this time.No matter whether it is him or the other brats, they will have classes tomorrow.

"Mr. Potter, Minister of Magic, Mr. Black, Director of Aurors." Self-servingly began the introduction, Snape pointed to James, who was smiling like a spring breeze, and Sirius, who still had a weird expression, and said calmly.

Harry and the others who stood up in a hurry nodded and smiled, and at the same time they were crying out for Snape's unreasonable behavior.Couldn't you just let them know first?Ron could already imagine how his mother would twist his ears when he got back.How rude were they just now?

Here Snape finished introducing James and Sirius, then turned to Harry and the others, pointed at them and said, "Longbottom, Malfoy, Weasley, Granger and Johnson".

Fortunately, Minister Potter and Director Black seemed to be very used to Snape's behavior, and they didn't express any displeasure with their previous actions. They smiled and reached out to shake hands with them one by one.Although the two parties are already quite familiar with each other, they still need to work hard on the scene.

After sitting down, Harry felt his heart beating slowly slow down.Merlin knew that the moment he saw James, his heart was about to jump out.And just now, he not only saw, but also... shook hands with him.

The joy of accident!

The dissatisfaction of the past few days disappeared in an instant, and even though there were still many questions, Harry no longer cared about them at this moment.Anyway, this task has been full of doubts since it was handed over to Neville, so it's better to sit down and take a look at their plans.

Seeing Harry's bright eyes, Draco understood what his lover was thinking at the moment.

You must know that this is an extraordinary time, even if Hogwarts is safe, he doesn't think anyone will have time to come here.If it's for the crown, he can wait for others to send it over.

Draco obviously felt the same way as Harry.

Now is an extraordinary time, is it possible that the minister is not as busy as they imagined?

"Mr. Potter."

"Mr. Potter!"

Neville seemed to be the most surprised one. After all, the person who gave him the task was Sirius, so he took it for granted that he was the one who came to take the crown.

"Thank you, children." It was Sirius who spoke. In fact, when he found out that Harry was also among the children, he began to work hard to highlight his presence.Although it somewhat violated the original intention of James' arrival tonight, but...he felt that he should keep the two sides at an appropriate distance.

It's a pity that James couldn't understand his painstaking efforts, and it was even more impossible for the children to know what he was thinking.So almost immediately, as soon as Sirius finished speaking, James took his words, "For this matter, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you, you know, this has helped us a lot."

After all, James was the minister, so even if he was talking to a few children, he wouldn't make them feel restrained, and it was difficult for Sirius to intervene when he saw this. In the relaxed atmosphere, the few people quickly relaxed.

Seeing that their defenses were getting less and less, James finally brought the topic to the main topic.

"Neville, actually... I've always been curious, how would you think of using a special box to hold this crown?" This question is true, you must know that they did not disclose the existence of the Horcrux, they only said that it was a very important stuff.However, these children brought him too many surprises. It can be said that they are not cautious like children.

Even if Neville has the title of "Savior", James still doesn't think that his mind alone can think of these things.Is it Miss Granger...or is it...

James glanced blankly at Draco.

The latter is much more likely.

Neville was startled when he heard the question, and then he explained: "Uh... because there are no strange magics on the ancient magic artifacts, so Draco and Hermione suggested to be cautious. Mr. Potter, what we did wrong Yet?"

"No! It's a very correct decision." James said soothingly with a hook on the corner of his mouth. "Speaking of which, because you were the first to come into contact with the crown, have you been affected in any way?"

Influence……

The people sitting there looked at each other for a while, before Neville asked in a nasty voice, "Who do you mean?"

The author has something to say: I have been busy looking for a job for two months, and finally the job is finalized at the approach of the New Year. My floating heart has settled down. Thank you for your support as always.Here, Yaoyao wishes everyone a happy New Year's Day 2013 and a happy new year every day.New year and new weather, I firmly believe that the pain and sorrow are over, and the future will be better!