Inside the bar.
The topic naturally turned to the issue of Harry's guardian, the Dursleys.
"They locked up Harry. Harry said that the place was like a prison cell. Then, they only gave Harry poor canned soup to drink. There weren't even many vegetables in it..."
Ron complained angrily. He now wanted to rush to the Dursley couple's house and fill the mouths of those mean people with slugs.
Sean was silent.
The Dursley family is indeed a bad person. They are narrow-minded and mean, doting on Dudley and abusing Harry. Even without Harry, they cannot be called good people. For example, without Harry Dudley is also a bad person who bullies the weak.
But their image is far more complicated than "bad guys".
Wizards have never had a good image in a world without magic. Most of the time, they are synonymous with trouble, evil, and terror.
People without magic always hate wizards.
Not to mention Petunia, who was rejected by the magic world. She once wrote to Dumbledore to study Hogwarts, but was rejected. From then on, her desire for magic turned into disgust.
And Vernon completely rejects the existence of the magical world. He is arrogant, looks down on and fears those "special powers".
Therefore, they should not have adopted Harry.
Even if Harry is in the orphanage, she won't...
... Forget it, I might as well be adopted, at least I can survive.
And fate is sometimes like a joke. After Dumbledore arrives, they must adopt Harry, and Harry also needs to stay with his blood relatives.
So although they were extremely reluctant, they did fulfill Dumbledore's request and provided Harry with a "blood protection" shelter so that he could survive. Dumbledore once wrote in the letter, "As long as he can still be in the place he calls home, he will not be harmed." They did this, albeit in an extremely bad way.
The problem is that they, at least Petunia, she is not without affection for Harry.
This can be proven. For example, after Harry receives Hogwarts's letter, they can completely let Harry read it, and they should even feel happy, after all, they have temporarily lost a burden.
But their behavior, at least Petunia's, was abnormal. She once had a very absurd idea, thinking that they could expel magic from Harry's body.
On Harry's eleventh birthday, when they tried to throw away the letters sent by Hogwarts but failed, Petunia and Vernon began to hope that "witches cannot be approached" "Water" is an old superstition. However, in her childhood, she had seen Lily jumping and stepping on stones by the creek many times, so she should not be shocked at all when Hagrid effortlessly crossed the rough waves and reached the island hut.
When love and hate are intertwined, simple right and wrong cannot be distinguished.
Dursley family is indeed a villain, but Harry can live a not-so-bad life... just need some alimony.
Then the second important question emerged. Wizards believed that the power of magic was much higher than gold coins, and no one thought of this.
So Harry becomes an irresistible and potentially dangerous responsibility...
The conditions for adoption are not good, and the adopter is not good. It can be said that Harry's gloomy childhood was doomed from the beginning...
Leaky Cauldron There was another noise outside, and when the door was pushed open, the sound of music from the record store next door came.
"Oh my god, Harry, why did you never tell us--"
The voice of Hermione appeared at the door of the bar, and every syllable seemed to tremble.
She glanced across the bar and saw Sean and others sitting together at a glance. She walked over quickly,
"We have to call the police! These bastards! They are..."
"Calm down, Hermione."
Justin comforted.
"It's not worth being angry, Hermione."
Brooch said.
Hermione looked at Sean in surprise. These words could not be read on the calm face of the little wizard.
"Okay, now that everyone has gathered, what about us?"
Justin was waiting for something quietly, and then got a confused look from Sean.
"Let's go."
Justin felt helpless and wanted to laugh.
London's streets were filled with people coming and going, and the little wizards were picked up by an extended car.
Ron looked at the peach wood interior and wool carpet with novelty, and whispered:
"Can a car be made this long?"
Sean is watching <Soul Transfiguration>, Neville keeps his head down, while Harry and Hermione are a little more reserved.
Harry opened his mouth, but no words came out.
He seemed to understand the form of help Justin mentioned.
The Dursleys is a typical person who watches what others do. At this moment, their whole family is busy because of an upcoming big customer.
Because this big customer is said to be related to them, has the ability, and is likely to order a large amount of goods from him (his company makes drilling rigs).
In the living room, Vernon cleared his throat in a serious manner and said:
"We all know that today is a very important day, and today I may make the biggest deal of my life.
I think we should go over the arrangements for the afternoon - everyone should be in their places at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Petunia, you should--?"
"In the living room,"
Aunt Petunia responded,
"Waiting to welcome them cordially."
"Very good, very good. Dudley?"
"I'm waiting to open the door for them."
Dudley put on a disgusting artificial smile,
"Can I hold the clothes for you, Mr. Green, Mr. Finley and Mr. Potter?"
After saying the words Potter, he put away his smile and curled his lips. There were people with the same surname who were so different.
One is a sponsor who even his father treats with respect, but the other is a freak.
On the car.
The little wizards are also discussing plans.
"Okay, then what we have to do is to create a new identity for Harry..."
Justin slowly stated his plan, but Sean was not interested in this kind of playing house game.
But I have to say that Justin's method makes sense to a certain extent.
The core of the plan is actually one point: let Harry decide.
No one is qualified to help Harry make decisions. All they have to do is let Harry have the identity to decide his own destiny.
The identity of one lucky person who inherited "Potter family a missing distant relative in Muggle World inheritance" - including two well-known construction companies is enough.
Justin was busy making arrangements, and everyone was immersed in such an atmosphere full of expectations. Only Harry quickly wiped his tears when he turned his head.
Dudley is wrong, in Hogwarts, there are so many people who care about him.