Chapter 700: Wouldn't They Have to Beg Him?!! (cont.)

"Then you go face those Obscuruses!"

"I wanted to, but if you'd paid attention, you should know I was injured... If Darren had been there, I definitely wouldn't have been like this!"

Ron said angrily.

Harry's face went pale.

He remembered.

He had caused Darren's death.

"You have nothing to say..."

Ron was still muttering.

Hermione suddenly slapped her forehead.

She took the locket from around Harry's neck.

"What are you doing?!"

Harry roared furiously.

After shouting, he suddenly realized that the locket had affected him. "You haven't been possessed, have you?"

Hermione asked.

Harry hurriedly shook his head.

"No, I remember everything I did..."

The locket had merely unleashed all his pain, unease, sensitivity, and suspicion.

"All right? Can we finally eat something?"

Ron said irritably from the side.

Harry ignored him.

Hermione snorted through her nose.

Then she said, "Let Harry take me out. I saw a farm over there. We can get some food from there..."

Hermione's words improved Ron's expression a little.

By noon, they were eating toasted bread and fried eggs Hermione had gotten from the farm.

The feeling of a full stomach was much more comforting. At last, they had a little more courage.

Harry suggested that they had to go back.

They had to find out what had happened to Darren. Hermione and Ron agreed at once. They did not Apparate directly to Grimmauld Place.

Instead, they arrived in the area around Grimmauld Place.

They had thought there would be some Order of the Phoenix personnel on duty there.

But to their surprise, there was not a single person around.

"Something happened."

"!"

They said grimly.

A huge wave of unease struck them.

Could Darren have...

"Harry!"

A voice suddenly called out.

It was Lupin.

The moment Lupin saw them, he asked, "Verify