Harry's Signature Spell

Harry and Hagrid were not the first to return to The Burrow. A few minutes earlier, while Silvan had still been walking over from the village entrance, Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks had already returned.

Tonks was a Metamorphmagus who could easily transform into Harry without even needing to drink Polyjuice Potion, so naturally she was part of this plan.

They had been very lucky. They had encountered no Death Eaters along the way and returned smoothly along the planned route.

When Mrs. Weasley and Ginny had come out earlier, the two of them had been inside The Burrow, vigilantly watching Silvan's every move.

Both had their wands in hand, ready to act without hesitation if they noticed anything wrong.

Fortunately, Silvan had passed the test.

But before they could come out, Harry and Hagrid had arrived.

There was no need to question Hagrid's identity. Other than Voldemort, no Death Eater could possibly disguise himself as a half-giant—perhaps that was one of the reasons Mad-Eye had made Harry travel with him.

In the kitchen, Lupin was staring at Harry with a grave expression, asking what had happened.

According to the planned route and timing, Harry and Hagrid should have been the first to arrive, yet they were a full five minutes late.

"Everything was going smoothly at first," Hagrid said. "After we set off, I followed the route Alastor gave us to Tonks's parents' house, but just as we left Little Whinging, we ran into Voldemort—"

"Wait, what did you say?" Lupin shot to his feet, staring at Hagrid in disbelief.

"You ran into Voldemort?"

"That's right." Hagrid's voice was heavy. "He seemed able to see through the Polyjuice Potion disguise. He knew the Harry beside me was the real one."

"Impossible. If he was only observing, no one could