He's Too Tired!!

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Darren spoke through a choked voice.

He tried hard to hide his pain.

But he simply could not conceal it.

In the end, he buried his face in Hermione's arms.

He whispered, "Hermione... if they investigate you, just say you're a relative from my father's family. I can swear that you're my cousin..."

Hermione smiled and gently stroked his hair.

"It's fine. We're on the run with Harry Potter, the most wanted criminal! What do I have to be afraid of?"

Darren nodded.

He seemed like he wanted to smile.

But his eyes reddened again.

"They're forcing all young wizards to attend Hogwarts... Muggle-born young wizards...

That means they can never go back, and they can't go to Hogwarts either... They'll most likely die there..."

"No!"

Hermione cried out in terror.

But it was happening just like that.

Harry trembled with rage.

He watched Darren hug Hermione for comfort.

Suddenly, he wanted to hug someone too...

But when he turned around, he saw Ron flipping through the newspaper.

"Aren't you angry?"

Harry asked doubtfully.

Ron nodded.

"Of course I am, but... look!"

Ron raised the newspaper.

On it was a report by Rita Skeeter.

A report about Dumbledore.

At the top was a family portrait of Dumbledore. Dumbledore's father was a handsome man.

Then there was their mother.

Their mother was beautiful too.

There were also Dumbledore and his brother.

And their younger sister, Ariana, when she was still a baby.

Harry saw Bathilda Bagshot's words printed there: The Dumbledore family had never brought their little sister out.

It was only after she died that we learned they had another sister...

At the funeral, Dumbledore's brother Aberforth broke his nose.

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