Old Blood at Hogwarts

Aaron's life at 12 Grimmauld Place was not very pleasant.

Because this ancient house is too old and has lacked maintenance for a long time.Not only is it filled with dust, but it also breeds various creatures.These creatures cause a lot of confusion to people who live in the house.Most members of the Order of the Phoenix have important jobs to do and don't have time to clean up.So the job of cleaning the house fell to the Weasleys and Aaron.Those foxy people brought a lot of trouble to Aaron's work.Aaron had to be careful not to get bitten by their teeth.But even more troublesome than Foxy is a house elf named Kreacher.

He is an elf who serves the Black family.Like most elves, he regards lifelong service to his master as the greatest honor, but his relationship with Sirius is very poor.Sirius thought Kreacher was a very annoying guy. If it weren't for the fact that Kreacher knew a lot about the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius would have driven him out of his home.Kreacher, on the other hand, believed that Sirius was an annoying, ungrateful bastard, and he also had a very bad impression of everyone in the Order of the Phoenix, as well as Aaron and the Weasley family, thinking that they were the scum that ruined his mistress's house. .If it weren't for the fact that Sirius was now the last descendant of the Black family and Kreacher couldn't disobey his orders, he would never have let Aaron and the others step into his home.

Moreover, perhaps because he stayed alone for too long, Kreacher seemed to have some problems with his brain. He often talked to himself and thought that others could not hear him.When Aaron and others were cleaning the room, Kreacher always came to make trouble. He insisted on keeping the house as it was, which caused a lot of trouble for Aaron and others in their work.In addition, he would often appear suddenly in Aaron's bedroom in the middle of the night and wander around furtively.On Aaron's first night here, Kreacher showed up in his room at three in the morning, and Ron almost screamed in fright.

Although this ancient house is the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, because the members of the Order have their own jobs, they are not here most of the time.However, they often come here for meetings.Aaron, Ron, Ginny, George and Fred had been wondering what they were talking about at the meeting.However, Mrs. Weasley did not allow them to participate in the activities of the Order of the Phoenix because they were too young.Whenever the Order of the Phoenix had a meeting, Mrs. Weasley would rush them upstairs early.

But it wasn’t long before they had a way of finding out what the meeting was about.Twin brothers George and Fred invented a magical item called telescoping ears.Through this magical item, they can hear what's going on in the kitchen from upstairs.However, I couldn't hear it very clearly and could only get some vague information.

About a week after Aaron moved into the Order's headquarters, Hermione also arrived, sharing a room with Ginny.

After Hermione arrived, she and Ron encouraged her to bring Harry too.But Dumbledore disagreed, feeling that under the circumstances it would be safer for Harry to stay at his aunt's house.Although Ron and Hermione could still correspond with Harry, Dumbledore asked them to promise not to tell Harry anything important when writing, because the owl might be intercepted along the way.So their letters to Harry were full of useless crap.

Around the end of July, the twin brothers were discovered by Mrs. Weasley while eavesdropping using their retractable ears.Mrs. Weasley had been on their guard ever since, making eavesdropping even more difficult.

One day in early August, Ron and Hermione received another letter from Harry.The contents of the letters are the same.Harry said in the letter: I have just been attacked by a dementor, and I may be expelled from Hogwarts.I want to know what's going on and when I can get out of here.

When Hedwig handed these two letters to Ron and Hermione, she began to peck their fingers repeatedly, seeming to urge them to reply quickly.Ron and Hermione were about to reply to Harry when Dumbledore found them.

"Professor Dumbledore, something happened to Harry." Hermione shouted as soon as she saw Dumbledore. "He sent us a letter saying that he had been attacked by dementors and might be expelled from school."

"I already know about this." Dumbledore said with a gloomy face. "I have communicated with the Ministry of Magic. They will not fire Harry for the time being. They will wait until he goes to the Ministry of Magic for trial on August 8th." Make a decision. If Harry writes to you to inquire about the situation. Don't reply to him for the time being and let me handle the matter."

"But if Harry is stuck there without getting any news, he will definitely do something stupid." Hermione said worriedly.

"I know," Dumbledore said, "I have been sending people from the Order of the Phoenix to follow and protect him."

"If you have been sending people to protect him, how could he still be attacked by dementors?" Aaron asked at this time.

"Mundungus left without permission before the changing of the guard." Dumbledore said angrily. "He was supposed to be blocking those dementors."

Because of Dumbledore's request, Ron and Hermione were unable to reply to Harry's letter, so they were pecked by Hedwig with wounds all over their hands.Hedwig stopped hurting Ron and Hermione after confirming that she couldn't get a reply anyway.However, it did not go back to find Harry, but stayed at 12 Grimmauld Place.Aaron guessed that it was probably Harry who gave it an order, telling it to get a reply before it could go back.Ron could only let him stay in the bedroom with Piggy.

Just three days after Harry's letter, he himself came to No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

That night, Aaron, Ron and Hermione were talking about Harry in Aaron and Ron's room, when Harry opened the room and walked in.

"Harry!" Hermione screamed and threw herself at Harry, almost knocking him down. Then she kept chattering, "Ron, Aaron, he's here, Harry." Here you go! We didn't hear you come in! Oh, how are you? Are you okay? Are you angry with us? You must be. I know our letters are useless nonsense, but we don't know anything Can't tell you, Dumbledore made us swear not to say anything. Oh, we have so much to tell you, and you have so much to tell us. We heard about it - the Dementors! And that one The Ministry of Magic trial - it's so outrageous. I checked carefully and they can't fire you. Absolutely not. The Reasonable Restraint of Minor Wizards Act stipulates that magic can be used when life is threatened. …”

"Let him breathe, Hermione," Ron said, smiling as he closed the door behind Harry.

Hermione let go of Harry, her face still full of joy, but before she could say anything else, she heard a slight whirring sound, and a white thing flew over from the top of the dark wardrobe and landed lightly on Harry. shoulders.

"Hedwig!" Harry stroked the feathers of the snow-white owl, its beak made a clicking sound, and gently pecked Harry's ears lovingly.

"He has been restless. When he brought your last two letters, he almost pecked us half to death. Look at this." Ron said, raising the index finger of his right hand to show Harry.There was a wound on it that was almost healing but obviously very deep.

"Ah!" said Harry, "I'm so sorry, I just wanted an answer, you know."

"We want to get back to you, too," said Ron. "Hermione was worried sick. She kept saying that if you were stuck there without any news, you would do something stupid. .But Dumbledore forced us..."

"Swear not to tell me," Harry said. "Yes, Hermione has already said so."

There was a tense silence as Harry stroked Hedwig mechanically, not even looking at them.

"Well, anyway, we're here now," Aaron said, breaking the silence. "I guess that's something worth celebrating."

"Yes." Harry said, "But you could have come to pick me up earlier. This way we can celebrate in advance."

"He seemed to think this was the best thing to do, I mean Dumbledore." Hermione said a little breathlessly.

"I think he probably thinks you're safest if you stay with Muggles," Ron said.

"Really?" Harry raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which of you was attacked by a dementor during this summer vacation?"

"Oh, no." Hermione said, "That's why he sent people from the Order of the Phoenix to follow you at all times."

"It doesn't seem to work very well, does it?" Harry said in a calm voice, "I still have to protect myself, don't I?"

"Mundungus left without authorization before the changing of the guard," Aaron said. "Dumbledore was very angry about this."

"Oh, I wish he would leave." Harry said coldly. "If he doesn't leave, I won't be able to use magic, and Dumbledore will probably let me stay at Privet Drive all summer vacation."

"Aren't you worried about... about going to the Ministry of Magic for trial?" Hermione asked softly.

"No," said Harry.He walked away from them, looking around, Hedwig resting contentedly on his shoulder.