Chapter 168 Harry's Daydreams
Chapter 168 Harry's Daydreams
Chapter 168 Harry's Daydreams
"Stay at school?"
Dumbledore knew that Vernon and Petunia hadn't treated Harry very well.
According to Hagrid, Vernon was an incurable, magic-doubting fool. Anything related to magic would make him uneasy, causing him to put on an angry facade, pretend to be powerful, and force the other party to back down.
Penny, on the other hand, was very jealous of Evans's status as a wizard. Dumbledore knew this from the beginning. After Evans enrolled, he received a letter from Penny, which revealed the deteriorating mental state of the young girl. Therefore, she couldn't possibly care much for Evans's son, but she also wouldn't allow him to be in any danger.
If Harry Potter were just an ordinary first-year student, Dumbledore would have insisted on sending him back to Vernon and Petunia's house.
But Harry Potter is not an ordinary first-year student now.
He's a genius with cheat codes.
He was a student who became a Jinchūriki.
Looking at the Hogwarts student body, apart from Ryan, no one could reliably beat him.
"I'm capable of taking care of myself, and I'm certainly safer living in Hogwarts Castle than at Uncle Vernon's house," Harry Potter added to his statement.
"Headmaster, Mr. Gale, given our current situation, greenhouse flowers are far from the pillars we need. Personally, I think Harry Potter can stay at Hogwarts permanently. Tomorrow I can go back with him to settle things with his aunt and uncle; he belongs to the magic family," Ryan said.
Harry opened his mouth, then closed it again. He had never imagined what it would feel like to completely get rid of Vernon and Petunia. The worst thing he could think of was not going back home during the holidays.
Dumbledore lowered his head slightly, pulled down his glasses, and let his gaze sweep over his eyes as he scrutinized Ryan, who had come up with the idea.
Sitting to the side, relaxed and leaning back in the velvet chair, Gail, with his well-fitting suit and extraordinary demeanor, looked like a charming playboy. His eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up: "Good idea."
Harry was delighted, even though he didn't know what Mr. Gale's reputation was in the wizarding world.
However, judging from his close contact with Mr. Gale and Headmaster Dumbledore these past few days, Mr. Gale's opinions would have a great influence on Headmaster Dumbledore.
For example, during the process of him gaining power through the resonance of Voldemort's soul fragments, Dumbledore generally wouldn't refute Gale's words or suggestions. Those scenes made Harry feel that the two old gentlemen got along too well, resulting in a feeling that there was no place for him, even though the room for the "Jinchuriki experiment" was large.
"Well—..." There were only four people in the room, and only three of them agreed with Harry's idea. Dumbledore considered the current level of safety at Hogwarts and then agreed to Harry's request.
Even if Voldemort were to successfully resurrect using other Horcruxes, as long as he wasn't completely out of his mind, he wouldn't attack Hogwarts, which had Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Nicolas Flamel at its helm.
"Thank you, Principal! Thank you, Gail! Thank you, Senior Ryan!"
Harry acted as if he had received an award, bowing and expressing his gratitude.
"Go back and get some rest. Tomorrow, Ryan will accompany you to talk to Finnon and Penny and clear things up."
"yes!"
The moonlight peeked through the principal's office window and saw a child's face beaming with joy.
Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are few, the wind is gentle and the air is fresh.
"You mean, the headmaster has agreed that you can stay at Hogwarts during holidays, just like Senior Ryan!"
In a compartment on the Hogwarts Express, Harry sat with three Weasleys and talked about it.
George and Fred were alright, because they were the main breadwinners of the family and had the right to come and go freely from the Burrow and Diagon Alley.
But Ron couldn't. Ron didn't have that honor. He could only look at Harry with envy, as if there was a thick barrier between them.
Ron was injured during Voldemort's invasion, and when he was able to leave the infirmary, he discovered many things in the castle that he had no idea about.
For example, the puppet that is only heard in the conversation between George and Fred.
For example, Harry, who started taking leave from time to time or going out for evening classes, for some reason.
For example, Harry Potter was able to surpass Hermione in learning magic.
For example, George and Fred became incredibly wealthy, instantly becoming top merchants in the wizarding world.
However, these things were not enough to break Ron's defenses, who had grown up in the Weasley family and had several very, very outstanding older brothers.
Because he felt that these things were too far removed from his own life, and that he could never achieve such success no matter what.
But Harry's ability to spend summer and winter vacations at Hogwarts—to be able to freely enter and leave Hogwarts—wasn't such a remarkable privilege, yet it really broke Ron's nerves.
"I can only stay near my home," he said dejectedly. "I heard that Senior Ryan likes to go on adventures during holidays. I wonder if he'll take you with him."
Just then, the cubicle door was suddenly pushed open, and Ryan's voice came from the doorway: "I'll consider it, I'll consider it."
Those who know Ryan might understand from this sentence: "Next time, next time, next time."
"Senior Ryan!" Harry jumped to his feet, overjoyed. "What are you doing here?"
"I haven't ridden the Hogwarts Express in ages. I was going to your house today, so I thought I'd drop by and take a look," Ryan said. "What are your plans for summer vacation?"
"Me?" Harry pointed to himself, and after seeing Lane nod, he blurted out, "I want to go out and see the wizarding world."
"When I received my Hogwarts acceptance letter, I saw Hagrid, who was like a giant, and felt not only redemption but also curiosity."
"At Hogwarts, I saw many ghosts, and Professor Binns also left a deep impression on me. Later, I went to the Ministry of Magic with the headmaster—I saw many wizards, some good and some bad, some capable and some useless—but this is Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic, not the wizarding world."
After hearing Harry's words, even George and Fred fell silent, because they had only been in contact with the wizarding community, not the magical world.
Ryan was equally surprised; he hadn't expected that Harry, at such a young age, already had the idea that "the world is so big, I want to see it."
Perhaps it was Voldemort's power that gave him the courage to act so recklessly—Lane said, "Once we resolve your original family issues, you can apply to the headmaster when you return to Hogwarts."
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